Hemimyzon macroptera

Hemimyzon macroptera is a species of hillstream loach (a ray-finned fish) in the genus Hemimyzon.^[2] It is found in clear-water streams with rocky bottom in the Nanpan River basin, Yunnan, China. It is naturally scarce but widespread.^[1]

Hemimyzon macroptera
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Balitoridae
Genus:	Hemimyzon
Species:	H. macroptera
Binomial name
Hemimyzon macroptera C. Y. Zheng, 1982