Waterfall climbing cave fish

Waterfall climbing cave fish
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Balitoridae
Genus:	Cryptotora Kottelat, 1998
Species:	C. thamicola
Binomial name
Cryptotora thamicola (Kottelat, 1988)
Synonyms
Homaloptera thamicola Kottelat, 1988

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 fish is known for its fins which can grapple onto terrain. The fish is capable of climbing. The fish is also incredibly rare, and is almost never seen.^[2] It is found only in Thailand. Its natural habitat is inland karsts.

References

1. ^ Kottelat, M. (1996). Cryptotora thamicola. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on November 6, 2009.
2. ^ http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/news/chiefeditor/2008/11/waterfall-climbing-fish.html

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