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The yoyo loach, Almora loach or Pakistani loach (Botia almorhae) is a freshwater fish belonging to the loach family Botiidae. It originates in the slow-running and still waters of the Ganges basin in northern India and possibly Nepal .
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Botia (Indian loaches) is a genus of freshwater fish in the loach family . It was a large genus with about 20 species. It was a large genus with about 20 species. In 2004 Maurice Kottelat proposed in his paper (along with the description of Botia kubotai , see References below) to divide the genus into four related genera based on fish ...
Yasuhikotakia modesta (blue botia) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Botiidae. [3] It is native to large rivers in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. [1] The blue botia is a widely available fish in the aquarium trade and can be purchased globally. Other common names for this fish are red-finned loach, redtail botia, and colored ...
Botiidae, the pointface loaches, is a family of cypriniform ray-finned fishes from South, Southeast, and East Asia. Until recently they were placed in the true loach family Cobitidae, until Maurice Kottelat revised the loaches and re-elevated this taxon to family rank in 2012. [2] The family includes about 56 species.
Leptobotia elongata, the imperial flower loach, elongate loach or royal clown loach, is a species of botiid fish found in flowing water in the upper and middle Yangtze basin in China. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is the largest species in the family, reaching up to 50 cm (1.6 ft) in length and 3 kg (6.6 lb) in weight.
Syncrossus hymenophysa, commonly known as the tiger loach, tiger botia or green tiger loach, is a species of freshwater fish in the loach family Botiidae.It is native to fast mountain streams and large rivers, over soft substrates and often near submerged boulders and fallen trees, in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra. [1]
Cobitidae, also known as the true loaches, is a family of Old World freshwater fish. They occur throughout Eurasia and in Morocco, and inhabit riverine ecosystems. Today, most "loaches" are placed in other families (see below). The family includes about 260 described species. New species are being described regularly. [2] [3] [4]