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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)

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