Plesiomyzon baotingensis is a species of gastromyzontid[1] loach endemic to Hainan Island, China.[2] It is the only species in its genus.[1] It grows to 3.8 cm (1.5 in) SL.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Gastromyzontidae |
| Genus: | Plesiomyzon |
| Species: | P. baotingensis
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| Plesiomyzon baotingensis C. Y. Zheng & Yi-Yu Chen, 1980
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References
edit- ^ a b Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 26: 1–199.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plesiomyzon baotingensis". FishBase. November 2014 version.
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