Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Botiidae Pointface loaches
Subfamily: Leptobotiinae
Genus: Parabotia

(See list of species below)


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13 species (see list below)
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Asia
Max. Length 21.4 cm TL
Parabotia banarescui (Nalbant, 1965)

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Parabotia banarescui
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Max. Length 15.8 cm SL
 
Parabotia bimaculatus
[]
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Max. Length 11.4 cm TL
 
Parabotia brevirostris
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Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Parabotia curtus
[Kissing loach]
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Parabotia dubius
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Asia
Max. Length 18.8 cm SL
Parabotia fasciatus Dabry de Thiersant, 1872

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Parabotia fasciatus
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Parabotia kiangsiensis
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Parabotia kimluani
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Asia

Parabotia lijiangensis Chen, 1980

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Parabotia lijiangensis
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Asia
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Parabotia maculosus (Wu, 1939)

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Parabotia maculosus
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Max. Length 21.5 cm TL
 
Parabotia mantschuricus
[Manchurian spiny loach]
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Parabotia parvus
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Parabotia vancuongi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Parabotia banarescui Asia 21.4 TL 1965
Parabotia bimaculatus Asia 15.8 SL 1980
Parabotia brevirostris Asia 11.4 TL 2012
Parabotia curtus Kissing loach Asia 15 SL 1846
Parabotia dubius Asia 2001
Parabotia fasciatus Asia 18.8 SL 1872
Parabotia kiangsiensis Asia 1986
Parabotia kimluani Asia 2005
Parabotia lijiangensis Asia 1980
Parabotia maculosus Asia 20 TL 1939
Parabotia mantschuricus Manchurian spiny loach Asia 21.5 TL 1907
Parabotia parvus Asia 1980
Parabotia vancuongi Asia 2005



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