Paraprotomyzon is a genus of gastromyzontid loaches endemic to China.
Species There are currently five known species in this genus:Kottelat, M. (2012): Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199. Paraprotomyzon bamaensis W. Q. Tang, 1997 Paraprotomyzon lungkowensis C. X. Xie, G. R. Yang & L. X. Gong, 1984 Paraprotomyzon multifasciatus Pellegrin & P. W. Fang, 1935 Paraprotomyzon niulanjiangensis Y. F. Lu, Zong-Min Lu & W. N. Mao, 2005 Paraprotomyzon yunnanensis (W. X. Li, Zong-Min Lu & W. N. Mao, 1988) References