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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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