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Fish Identification
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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae Spined loaches

Genus: Acantopsis

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)
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Photo by Wickham, M.

Asia
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Acantopsis dialuzona Van Hasselt, 1823

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Acantopsis dialuzona
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Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
 
Acantopsis dinema
[Peppered horseface loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.2 cm SL
 
Acantopsis ioa
[Slender horseface loach]
No picture found
 
Acantopsis multistigmatus
[]

Photo by Martin-Smith, K.

Asia
Max. Length 9.6 cm SL
Acantopsis octoactinotos Siebert, 1991

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Acantopsis octoactinotos
[]
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Max. Length 12.0 cm SL
 
Acantopsis rungthipae
[Piebald horseface loach]

Photo by Udomrittiruj, K.

Asia
Max. Length 30 cm NG
Acantopsis spectabilis (Blyth, 1860)

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Acantopsis spectabilis
[]

Photo by Suvarnaraksha, A.

Asia
Max. Length 11.8 cm SL
Acantopsis thiemmedhi Sontirat, 1999

Photo by Photo by Suvarnaraksha, A.
 
Acantopsis thiemmedhi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acantopsis dialuzona Asia 25 SL 1823
Acantopsis dinema Peppered horseface loach Asia 11.7 SL 2017
Acantopsis ioa Slender horseface loach Asia 13.2 SL 2017
Acantopsis multistigmatus Asia 2005
Acantopsis octoactinotos Asia 9.6 SL 1991
Acantopsis rungthipae Piebald horseface loach Asia 12.0 SL 2017
Acantopsis spectabilis Asia 30 NG 1860
Acantopsis thiemmedhi Asia 11.8 SL 1999



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