Balitora lancangjiangensis

Balitora lancangjiangensis is a species of hill-stream loach from the Mekong and Red River basins.^[1][2][3] Sources differ in distribution, but all list Yunnan (China) and Laos,^[2][3] and at least the International Union for Conservation of Nature also lists Vietnam, Burma, and Thailand.^[1]

Balitora lancangjiangensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Balitoridae
Genus:	Balitora
Species:	B. lancangjiangensis
Binomial name
Balitora lancangjiangensis (C. Y. Zheng, 1980)
Synonyms
Sinohomaloptera lancangjiangensis Zheng, 1980

Balitora vanlongi might be junior synonym of Balitora lancangjiangensis.^[1]

Balitora lancangjiangensis grow to 7.1 cm (2.8 in) SL.^[2] It occurs in fast flowing stretches of waters in rivers and large streams.^[1]