Balitora kwangsiensis (Fang, 1930)
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
Balitora kwangsiensis is a species of hillstream loach found in Southeast Asia (southern China, Laos, and Vietnam). It inhabits rapid-flowing rivers and grows to a total length of 12 cm (4.7 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Balitora kwangsiensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:07:49.672534+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Balitora kwangsiensis (Fang, 1930)
- Name authority
- (Fang, 1930)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Balitoridae
- Genus
- Balitora
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · 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
- genusBalitora Gray, 1830
- speciesBalitora kwangsiensis (Fang, 1930)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Balitora. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Balitora nantingensis Chen, Cui & Yang, 2005 | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Balitora burmanica Hora, 1932 | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Balitora chipkali Kumkar, Katwate, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2016 | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Balitora eddsi Conway & Mayden, 2010 | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Balitora elongata Chen & Li, 1985 | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Balitora laticauda Bhoite, Jadhav & Dahanukar, 2012 | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Balitora meridionalis Kottelat, 1988 | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Balitora tchangi Zheng, 1982 | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Balitora dehouensis Lei, Pu & Yang, 2025 | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Balitora tiandengensis Nong & Wei, 2026 | BalitoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Balitora ludongensis Liu & Chen, 2012 | 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 kwangsiensis Fang, 1930 Fang, 1930 | synonym |
| Homaloptera hoffmanni (Herre, 1938) (Herre, 1938) | synonym |
| Sinohomaloptera hoffmanni Herre, 1938 Herre, 1938 | synonym |
| Sinohomaloptera kwangsiensis (Fang, 1930) (Fang, 1930) | 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=313872 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:KH85. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.