Hemimyzon formosanus
# Hemimyzon formosanus

Hemimyzon formosanus is a species of hillstream loach (a ray-finned fish) in the genus Hemimyzon. It is endemic to western portion of Central Mountain Range of Taiwan. Its maximum length is 10 cm (3.9 in). Variations in nucleotide sequences within the mitochondrial control region show strong geographic structuring suggestive of a cryptic species complex.

## Sources

* ↑ Shao, Kwang-Tsao. "Hemimyzon formosanus". The Fish Database of Taiwan. WWW Web electronic publication. Version 2009/1. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
* ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Hemimyzon formosanus" in FishBase. November 2012 version.
* ↑ Wang, T. Y.; T. Y. Liao; C. S. Tzeng (2007). "Phylogeography of the Taiwanese endemic hillstream loaches, Hemimyzon formosanus and H. taitungensis (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae)". Zoological Studies. 46: 547–560.
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