Protomyzon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cobitoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cobitoidei

Familia: Gastromyzontidae
Genus: Protomyzon
Species (4): P. aphelocheilus – P. borneensis – P. griswoldi – P. whiteheadi

Name

• Protomyzon Hora, 1932: 306

Type species: Homaloptera whiteheadi Vaillant, 1894, by original designation and monotypy.

Synonyms

• Progastromyzon Hora & Jayaram, 1952: 191

Type species: Progastromyzon griswoldi Hora & Jayaram, 1952, by original designation and monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Hora, S.L. 1932. Classification, bionomics and evolution of homalopterid fishes. Records of the Indian Museum 12(2): 263–330 + pls. 10-12.
• Hora, S.L. & Jayaram, K.C. 1952. On two new gastromyzonid fishes from Borneo. Records of the Indian Museum 49: 191–195.