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  • Pseudohomaloptera yunnanensisDorsal view
  • Pseudohomaloptera yunnanensisDorsal view
  • Pseudohomaloptera yunnanensis
  • Pseudohomaloptera yunnanensis
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Scientific Name Pseudohomaloptera yunnanensis    (Chen, 1978)
Common Name
Type Locality Lanchan River, Yongping Xian, Yunnan Province, China.
Synonym(s) Balitoropsis yunnanensis, Homaloptera yunnanensis
Etymology Pseudohomaloptera: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, homalos = flat + Greek, pteron = wing, fin. 
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Size 58mm or 2.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Mekong basin in Yunnan, China and the Xe Bangfai basin, a tributary of the Mekong in Laos.
Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Mekong, Xe Bangfai (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica v. 6 (no. 3), pp 334, Figs. 1-2.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:58 (species record created: 2014 Nov 17 03:25)