Hemimyzon confluens Kottelat, 2000
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hemimyzon confluens is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hemimyzon. It is known from a single location in the Nam Ngum drainage in Laos, a tributary of the Mekong. The known material suggests a maximum standard length of about 47 mm (1.9 in). H. confluens is threatened by pollution from mining activities and hydro-power development.
Wikipedia contributors, Hemimyzon confluens; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:46:33.673477+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hemimyzon confluens Kottelat, 2000
- Name authority
- Kottelat, 2000
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Balitoridae
- Genus
- Hemimyzon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyBalitoridae Swainson, 1839
- genusHemimyzon Regan, 1911
- speciesHemimyzon confluens Kottelat, 2000
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hemimyzon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hemimyzon songamensis Nguyen, 2005 | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemimyzon papilio Kottelat, 1998 | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemimyzon macroptera Zheng, 1982 | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemimyzon formosanus (Boulenger, 1894) | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemimyzon khonensis Kottelat, 2000 | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemimyzon indicus Lalramliana, Solo, Lalronunga & Lalnuntluanga, 2018 | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Kottelat, M. (2000). Diagnoses of a new genus and 64 new species of fishes from Laos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Bagridae, Syngnathidae, Chaudhuriidae and Tetraodontidae). Journal of South Asian Natural History, 5. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3KQ9Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.