Homaloptera
/ˌhɒməˈlɒpt(ə)rə/Zoology
noun
A genus of small fishes of the Eurasian family Balitoridae of river loaches, characterized by having six barbels.
Origin
Early 19th century (in an earlier sense). In sense 1 from scientific Latin Omaloptera (see quot. 1817 at sense 1; amended to Homaloptera.