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Loach

loaches

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Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cobitidae

Genera

Acanthopsoides[?]
Acanthophthalmus[?]
Acantopsis[?]
Beaufortia[?]
Botia[?]
Cobitis[?]
Crossostoma[?]
Enobarbichthys[?]
Formosiana[?]
Iksookimia[?]
Koreocobitis[?]
Lepidocephalichthys[?]
Lepidocephalus[?]
Leptobotia[?]
Misgurnus[?]
Neoeucirrhichthys[?]
Niwaella[?]
Pangio[?]
Parabotia[?]
Paralepidocephalus[?]
Paramisgurnus[?]
Protocobitis[?]
Sabanejewia[?]
Serpenticobitis[?]
Somileptes[?] (Gongota loach)

Loaches are a family (Cobitidae) of small bottom-dwelling fish. Many of the 160 species are brightly-colored and popular for freshwater aqaria.

(Acanthocobitis[?], Gastromyzon[?] to Balitoridae, river loaches[?])

External link

Loaches Online (http://www.loaches.com)

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