Waterfall climbing cave fish

The waterfall climbing cave fish, Cryptotora thamicola, is a species of ray-finned fish in the Balitoridae family, and the only member of monotypic genus Cryptotora.

The Waterfall climbing cave fish lives in the demersal, potamodromous, freshwater environment.

Waterfall Climbing Cave Fish in English. More

The waterfall climbing cave fish, Cryptotora thamicola, is a species of ray-finned fish in the Balitoridae family, and the only member of monotypic genus Cryptotora. It is found only in Thailand. Its natural habitat is inland karsts. More

shows the Waterfall Climbing Cave Fish of Thailand, Cryptotora ("Homaloptera") thamicola (Photo by Denis Belliveau), a balitorid hillstream loach. The bottom photograph shows the Blind Mexican Tetra, Astyanax mexicanus, a characid related to the pirahna. More

Waterfall climbing cave fish of Thailand Common Name: Waterfall climbing cave fish of Thailand (E) Etymology: Cryptotora (Gr) is a contraction of kryptos (hidden, an allusion to the hidden cave life of this monospecific genus) and Balitora, the name-sake of the family; More

The Waterfall Climbing Cave Fish (Cryptotora thamicola) is a species of ray ... Cryptotora thamicola. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on ... en.wikipedia. More

Common names

Balitora jeskynní in Czech (česky)
Cryptotora thamicola in Portuguese (Português)
Waterfall climbing cave fish in English
美体平鳍鳅 in Mandarin Chinese
美體平鰭鰍 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Balitoridae
Genus : Cryptotora
Species : Cryptotora thamicola
Authority : Kottelat, 1988