Homalopteroides smithi (Hora, 1932)
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
Homalopteroides smithi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Homalopteroides. It can be found in the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins and Malay Peninsula.
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Hugh McCormick Smith (1865–1941), then at the Siam Department of Fisheries, in what is now Thailand.
Other common names include the Green Gecko Loach or Shi's Flatfin Loach (a direct translation of the fish's chinese name '史氏平鰭鰍').
Wikipedia contributors, Homalopteroides smithi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:49:21.748295+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Homalopteroides smithi (Hora, 1932)
- Name authority
- (Hora, 1932)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Balitoridae
- Genus
- Homalopteroides
- 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
- genusHomalopteroides Fowler, 1905
- speciesHomalopteroides smithi (Hora, 1932)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Homalopteroides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Homalopteroides indochinensis (Silas, 1953) | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Homalopteroides nebulosus (Alfred, 1969) | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Homalopteroides tweediei (Herre, 1936) | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Homalopteroides weberi (Hora, 1932) | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Homalopteroides avii Randall & Page, 2014 | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Homalopteroides manipurensis (Arunkumar, 1998) | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Homalopteroides modestus (Vinciguerra, 1890) | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Homalopteroides rupicola (Prashad & Mukerji, 1929) | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Homalopteroides stephensoni (Hora, 1932) | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Homalopteroides wassinkii (Bleeker, 1853) | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Homaloptera lineata Smith, 1945 Smith, 1945 | synonym |
| Homaloptera smithi Hora, 1932 Hora, 1932 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1014472 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:3MDXP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.