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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Botiidae Pointface loaches

Genus: Botia

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)
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Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
Botia almorhae Gray, 1831

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Botia almorhae
[Almorha loach]

Photo by Neeraj Kumar Sharma & Dr.Javaid Iqbal Mir

Asia
Max. Length 18.6 cm TL
Botia birdi Chaudhuri, 1909

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Botia birdi
[Birdi loach]

Photo by Janiczak, B.J.

Asia
Max. Length 15.1 cm TL
Botia dario (Hamilton, 1822)

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Botia dario
[Bengal loach]

Photo by Janiczak, B.J.

Asia
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Botia histrionica Blyth, 1860

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Botia histrionica
[Loach]

Photo by Fosset, A.

Asia
Max. Length 15 cm NG
Botia kubotai Kottelat, 2004

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Botia kubotai
[]

Photo by Janiczak, B.J.

Asia
Max. Length 15.4 cm TL
Botia lohachata Chaudhuri, 1912

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Botia lohachata
[Reticulate loach]

Photo by Janiczak, B.J.

Asia.
Max. Length 25 cm NG
Botia rostrata Günther, 1868

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Botia rostrata
[Gangetic loach]

Photo by Janiczak, B.J.

Asia
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
Botia striata Narayan Rao, 1920

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Botia striata
[Zebra loach]

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Asia
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Botia udomritthiruji Ng, 2007

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Botia udomritthiruji
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Botia almorhae Almorha loach Asia 15.5 SL 1831
Botia birdi Birdi loach Asia 18.6 TL 1909
Botia dario Bengal loach Asia 15.1 TL 1822
Botia histrionica Loach Asia 13 TL 1860
Botia kubotai Asia 15 NG 2004
Botia lohachata Reticulate loach Asia 15.4 TL 1912
Botia rostrata Gangetic loach Asia. 25 NG 1868
Botia striata Zebra loach Asia 7.8 SL 1920
Botia udomritthiruji Asia 11.5 SL 2007



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