Balitoropsis zollingeri (Bleeker, 1853)
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
Balitoropsis zollingeri the black lizard loach, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Balitoridae, species in this family are commonly called the hillstream loaches, although this common name also refers to the loaches in the family Gastromyzontidae. The black lizard loach is found in unpolluted streams with a fast current, high levels of dissolved oxygen and rocky beds. It shows a preference for areas where there are pebbles, rocks, boulders or bedrock completely covered in algae.
Wikipedia contributors, Balitoropsis zollingeri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:07:57.603627+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Balitoropsis zollingeri (Bleeker, 1853)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1853)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Balitoridae
- Genus
- Balitoropsis
- 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
- genusBalitoropsis Smith, 1945
- speciesBalitoropsis zollingeri (Bleeker, 1853)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Homaloptera javanica Bleeker, 1860 Bleeker, 1860 | synonym |
| Homaloptera javanica van Hasselt, 1823 van Hasselt, 1823 | synonym |
| Homaloptera maxinae Fowler, 1937 Fowler, 1937 | synonym |
| Homaloptera nigra Alfred, 1969 Alfred, 1969 | synonym |
| Homaloptera zollingeri Bleeker, 1853 Bleeker, 1853 | synonym |
| Balitoropsis bartschi Smith, 1945 Smith, 1945 | 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=1013264 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:KH8S. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.