Loach Species Index (Alphabetical)
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Jeff Shafer
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| Scientific Name | Synonyms | Common Name |
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| Aborichthys elongatus | Noemacheilus elongatus | Red tailed, striped sand loach, Red tailed squirrel loach |
| Aborichthys kempi | Noemacheilus kempi | |
| Aborichthys unknown01 | Red Tailed Striped Sand Loach, Red Tailed Squirrel Loach | |
| Acanthocobitis botia | Botia nebulosa, B. mackenziei, Cobitis botia, Nemacheilus botia | Zipper Loach |
| Acanthocobitis pavonacea | Cobitis pavonacea, Noemacheilus pavonaceus, Schistura pavonaceus, Nemacheilus pavonaceus | |
| Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis | Cherry Fin Loach | |
| Acanthocobitis urophthalmus | Ocellated Loach, Banded Mountain Loach | |
| Acanthocobitis zonalternans | Cobitis zonalternans, Nemacheilus zonalternans, Noemacheilus zonalternans | |
| Acantopsis choirorhynchus | Acantopsis biaculeata, A. choerorhynchus, A. dialuzona, A. dialyzona, A. diazona | Horse Faced Loach, Long Nosed Loach |
| Acantopsis octoactinotos | Long Nosed Loach | |
| Acanthopsoides molobrion | Dwarf Horseface Loach | |
| Annamia normani |
Parhomaloptera sp, Annamia unknown01 |
Vietnamese Homaloptera, Vietnamese Giraffe Loach |
| Balitora brucei | Balitora maculata, Homaloptera brucei, H. maculata, Platycara maculata | Gray's Stone Loach |
| Barbatula barbatula | Nemacheilus barbatulus barbatulus, Nemachilus barbatulus, Noemacheilus barbatulus, N. barbulatus, Orthrias barbatulus, plus numerous others. | Stone Loach, plus numerous local names due to wide international distribution |
| Barbatula toni | Cobitis toni, Nemacheilus toni | Siberian Stone Loach |
| Barbucca diabolica | ||
| Beaufortia kweichowensis | Beaufortia leverreti kweichowensis | Hillstream Loach, Chinese Hill Stream Loach, Chinese Butterfly Loach, Borneo sucker, Hong-kong Plec |
| Botia almorhae | Botia lohachata | Yo-Yo Loach, Pakistani Loach |
| Botia dario | Queen Loach, Bengal Loach | |
| Botia histrionica | Burmese Loach, Golden Zebra Loach, Silver Striped Loach | |
| Botia kubotai | Botia angelicus | Polka Dot loach, Marble Loach, Cloud Botia, Angelicus Loach, Burmese Border Loach |
| Botia rostrata | Botia dayii, Botia geto | Twin-banded Loach, Ladder Loach, Dohser (India), Gangetic Loach (India), Sergeant Major Loach |
| Botia striata | Striped Loach, Zebra Loach, Thin Line Loach | |
| Botia udomritthiruji |
Botia species "Tenasserim River", Emperor Botia | |
| Botia unknown03 |
(Botia sp.aff.rostrata) | |
| Chromobotia macracanthus | Botia macracanthus | Clown Loach |
| Cobitis choii | Iksookimia choii | Graceful Loach |
| Cobitis granoei | Cobitis granoei olivai, C. taenia granoei, C. taenia sibirica | Northern Loach, Siberian Spiny Loach |
| Cobitis lutheri | Cobitis taenia lutheri | Luther's Spiny Loach, Speckled Loach |
| Cobitis striata | Cobitis taenia striata | Striped Loach |
| Cobitis taenia taenia | Cobitis taenia dalmatina, C. taenia danubialis, C. taenia narentana, C. taenia ohrindana, C. spilura, C. taenioides | Spined Loach, Spiny Loach, plus local names over vast range. |
| Crossostoma lacustre | Formosania lacustre | Tasseled-mouth loach |
| Erromyzon sinensis | Protomyzon sinensis | |
| Gastromyzon ctenocephalus | Gastromyzon punctulatus | Spotted Hillstream Loach |
| Gastromyzon danumensis | ||
| Gastromyzon lepidogaster | ||
| Gastromyzon ocellatus | Gastromyzon ctenocephalus | Spiney-Headed Hillstream Loach |
| Gastromyzon scitulus | Spiney Headed Hillstream Loach (because of confusion with G. ctenocephalus) | |
| Gastromyzon stellatus | ||
| Gastromyzon unknown01 | Hillstream loach | |
| Gastromyzon unknown02 | Hillstream Loach | |
| Gastromyzon unknown03 | Hillstream Loach | |
| Gastromyzon unknown04 | Hillstream Loach | |
| Gastromyzon unknown05 | Hillstream Loach | |
| Gastromyzon viriosus | Yellow Finned Hillstream Loach | |
| Gastromyzon zebrinus | ||
| Glaniopsis multiradiata | ||
| Hemimyzon formosanus | Hemimyzon formosanum, Homaloptera formosana | |
| Homaloptera species (unidentified) |
Lizard Loach, Gecko Loach | |
| Homaloptera bilineata | Nemacheilus serpentarius | Lizard Loach, Gecko Loach |
| Homaloptera cf.ogilviei | Homaloptera bilineata, H. confuzona, H. orthogoniata, H. parclitella | Lizard Loach, Gecko Loach |
| Homaloptera confuzona | Lizard Loach, Gecko Loach | |
| Homaloptera gymnogaster | Homaloptera amphisquamata, H. lepidogaster, H modigliani, H. modiglianii | Lizard Loach, Lizard Fish |
| Homaloptera orthogoniata | Saddleback Loach, Orchid Loach, Gecko Loach, Lizard Loach | |
| Homalopteroides smithi | Homaloptera lineata, Homaloptera smithi |
Green Lizard Loach, Lizard Fish, Lizard Catfish, Gecko Fish |
| Homaloptera stephensoni | ||
| Homalopteroides tweediei | Homaloptera tweediei |
Lizard Loach, Lizard Fish, Lizard Catfish, Gecko Fish |
| Homaloptera yunnanensis | Balitoropsis yunnanensis | |
| Homaloptera zollingeri (see also: Liniparhomaloptera disparis ) | Black Lizard Loach, Lizard Fish, Lizard Catfish, Gecko Fish | |
| Iksookimia koreensis | Cobitis koreensis kooreensis | Korean Loach |
| Iksookimia longicorpa |
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| Iksookimia pumila | Cobitis koreenis pumilis | Sandy Korean Loach |
| Jinshaia sinensis |
Hemimyzon sinensis, Homaloptera sinensis, Psilorhynchus sinensis | Chinese Hillstream Loach |
| Koreocobitis rotundicaudata | Cobitis rotundicaudata, Iksookimia rotundicaudata | White Nosed Loach, Round Tailed Loach |
| Kottelatlimia katik |
Lepidocephalichthys katik |
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| Kottelatlimia pristes |
Lepidocephalichthys pristes |
Mini Royal Loach |
| Lefua costata | Diplophysa costata, Lefua costata costata | Eight Barbel Loach, Rice Loach |
| Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei | Acanthopsis berdmorei, Cobitis berdmorei, Lepidocephalus berdmorei | Giant Peppered Loach, Pepper Loach |
| Lepidocephalichthys furcatus |
Lepidocephalus furcatus |
Peppered Loach |
| Lepidocephalichthys guntea | Cobitis guntea, Lepidocephalichthys guntea balgara, Lepidocephalus guntea, L. guntea balgara, | Peppered Loach |
| Lepidicephalichthys cf. guntea |
Cobitis guntea, Lepidocephalichthys guntea |
Panther Loach, Platinum Line Loach |
| Lepidocephalichthys hasselti | Cobitis hasselti, Lepidocephalus hasselti | |
| Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi | Lepidocephalus jonklaasi | Jonklaas's Loach |
| Lepidicephalichthys tomaculum |
Peppered Loach, Pepper Loach |
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| Lepidocephalus macrochir | Cobitis macrochir, Lepidocephalichthys pallens, Lepidocephalus pallens | |
| Lepidocephalus thermalis | Cobitis thermalis, Lepidocephalichthys thermalis | Indian Spiny Loach, Common Spiny Loach |
| Lepidocephalus cf. thermalis |
Vietnamese Marbled Hogface Loach |
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| Leptobotia elongata | Royal Clown Loach | |
| Leptobotia guilinensis | ||
| Leptobotia hengyangensis | ||
| Leptobotia microphthalma | Chinese Loach | |
| Leptobotia pellegrini | Chinese Loach | |
| Leptobotia rubrilabris | Vermilion Botia (in Chinese) |
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| Leptobotia taeniops | Botia purpurea, Cobitis cha-ny, Leptobotia purpurea, L. taeniaps (mis-spelling), Parabotia taeniops | |
| Leptobotia tientaienensis | ||
| Leptobotia sp. (Unknown) |
Multiple unidentified Chinese Leptobotia species |
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| Liniparhomaloptera disparis disparis |
Homaloptera disparis, Liniparhomaloptera disparis, Parahomaloptera disparis | Broken Band Hillstream Loach, Lizard Fish |
| Longischistura striata | Nemacheilus striatus, Noemacheilus striatus | |
| Mesonemacheilus triangularis | Noemacheilus triangularis triangularis, Nemacheilus triangularis | Batik Loach, Zodiac Loach |
| Mesonoemacheilus guentheri | Nemacheilus guentheri, Noemacheilus guentheri | |
| Misgurnus anguillicaudatus | Cobitis anguillicaudata, Misgurnus crossochilus, M. lividus, M. fossilis anguillicaudatus, Ussuria lepocephala | Weather Loach, Dojo Loach, Oriental Weather Fish, Pond Loach |
| Misgurnus fossilis | Cobitis fossilis | Eurasian Weather Loach, Weatherfish |
| Misgurnus mizolepis | Misgurnus mizolepis fukien, M. mizolepis hainan, M. mizolepis mizolepis | Chinese Weather Loach, Mud Loach, Pond Loach |
| Nemacheilus angorae | Nemachilus angorae, Orthrias angorae angorae | Angora Loach |
| Nemacheilus anguilla | Nemacheilus poonaensis, Noemacheilus anguilla | Black Lined Loach |
| Nemacheilus binotatus | ||
| Nemacheilus chrysolaimos | Cobitis chrysolaimos | |
| Nemacheilus elegantissimus | Elegant Loach | |
| Nemacheilus fasciatus | Cobitis fasciata, Homaloptera fasciatus, Nemacheilus jaklesii | Red Tail Banded Loach, Barred Loach, Stream Loach |
| Nemacheilus masyai | Nemacheilus masyae, Noemacheilus masyae | Arrow Loach, Checkerboard Sand Loach |
| Nemacheilus olivaceus | Nemachilus olivaceus | |
| Nemacheilus ornatus | Ornate Sand Loach | |
| Nemacheilus oxianus | Nemachilus brandti oxianus, N. oxianus, Noemacheilus oxianus, Orthrias brandtii | |
| Nemacheilus pallidus | Nemacheilus masyae | Checkerboard Sand Loach, Sand Loach |
| Nemacheilus platiceps | ||
| Nemacheilus ruppelli | Cobitis rueppelli, Mesonoemacheilus rueppelli, Nemachilichthys rueppelli, Noemacheilus rueppelli | Mongoose Loach |
| Nemacheilus selangoricus | Nemacheilus kuiperi, Nemachilus selangoricus | Kuiper's Loach, Fighting Loach |
| Nemacheilus troglocataractus | ||
| Neogastromyzon crassiobex | ||
| Neohomaloptera johorensis | Homaloptera johorensis | Lizard Fish, Gecko Fish |
| Neonoemacheilus labeosus | Nemacheilus labeosus, Noemacheilus labeosus, N. assamensis | |
| Niwaella delicata | Cobitis delicata | Japanese Loach |
| Niwaella multifasciata | Cobitis multifasciata | |
| Pangio alternans |
Borneo Kuhli Loach |
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| Pangio anguillaris | Eel Loach, Eel Kuhli/Coolie | |
| Pangio cf. anguillaris |
Brown Eel Kuhli Loach | |
| Pangio cuneovirgata | Pangio robignosa, Acanthopthalmus cuneovirgata | Khuli Loach |
| Pangio doriae | Eucirrhichthys doriae | Golden Eel Loach, Golden Eel Kuhli/Coolie, Pink Kuhli |
| Pangio filinaris | Kuhli Loach | |
| Pangio kuhlii | Acanthophthalmus kuhlii, Cobitis kuhlii | Kuhli Loach, Coolie Loach, Leopard Eel, Prickly Eye |
| Pangio malayana | Acanthophthalmus kuhlii malayanus | Kuhli Loach |
| Pangio myersi | Acanthophthalmus mysersi | Giant Kuhli, Myer's loach, Myer's Kuhli |
| Pangio oblonga | Pangio javanicus, Acanthophthalmus javanicus | Black Kuhli, Chocolate Kuhli, Cinnamon Loach, Java Loach |
| Pangio pangia | Cobitis pangia, Cobitis cinnamomea, Acanthophthalmus pangia, Canthophrys rubiginosus, Pangia cinnamomea | Cinnamon Loach, Cinnamon Kuhli Loach |
| Pangio piperata | Brown Kuhli Loach | |
| Pangio semicincta | Acanthophthalmus semicinctus, Pangio semicinctus | Half Banded Kuhli Loach |
| Pangio shelfordi | Acanthophthalmus shelfordi, Acanthophthalmus muraeniformis | Borneo Loach, Shelford's Loach, Spotted Eel Loach, Spotted Kuhli Loach |
| Pangio unknown01 | Panda Kuhli Loach, Panda Coolie Loach | |
| Parabotia banarescui | ||
| Parabotia fasciata | Botia fasciata, B. multifasciata, B. wui, B. xanthi, Leptobotia hopeiensis, L. intermedia, L. kudoii, L. kudorii, L. kwangsiensis, Nemachilus xanthi, Parabotia fasciatus | Ringelschmerle (Germany) |
| Parabotia lijiangensis | Chinese Loach | |
| Parabotia maculosa | Botia maculosa | |
| Paracobitis variegatus | Barbatula berezowskii, B. oxygnatha, Homatula variegatus, Nemacheilus berezowskii, N. oxygnathus, Nemachilus berezowskii, N. oxygnathus, N. variegatus | |
| Parhomaloptera microstoma | ||
| Physoschistura shanensis |
Schistura shanensis, Nemacheilus shanensis, Noemacheilus shanansis |
Lake Inle Loach |
| Protomyzon whiteheadi | Homaloptera whiteheadi | |
| Pseudogastromyzon cheni | Chinese Hillstream Loach | |
| Pseudogastromyzon fangi |
Crossostoma fangi |
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| Pseudogastromyzon fasciatus | Psilorhynchus fasciatus, Pseudogastromyzon fasciatus jiulongjiangensis |
Chinese Zebra Loach, Chinese Zebra Sucker |
| Pseudogastromyzon myersi |
Myer's Hillstream Loach |
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| Sabanejewia balcanica | Golden Spined Loach | |
| Schistura balteata | Nemacheilus balteatus | Tri Band Sumo Loach |
| Schistura beavani | Nemacheilus beavani, Nemachilus beavani, Noemacheilus beavani | Banded Loach, Creek Loach |
| Schistura cf. balteata |
Sumo Loach, Vietnamese Banded Sumo Loach | |
| Schistura carbonaria |
'Danang' Loach, Vietnamese Banded Sumo Loach | |
| Schistura corica | Cobitis corica, Nemacheilus corica, Noemacheilus corica | Polka Dotted Loach |
| Schistura deansmarti | ||
| Schistura finis | ||
| Schistura geisleri | Polka Dotted Loach | |
| Schistura jarutanini | ||
| Schistura kaysonei | ||
| Schistura kohchangensis | Ornate Tiger Sand Loach | |
| Schistura maepaiensis | ||
| Noemacheilus magnifluvis |
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| Schistura mahnerti | Burmese Border Loach, Burmese Border Sand Loach, Red Tail Sand Loach | |
| Schistura menanensis | Noemacheilus menanensis | |
| Schistura multifasciata | Nemacheilus multifasciatus, Nemacheilus multifasciatus, Noemacheilus multifasciatus | |
| Schistura nicholsi | Nemacheilus nicholsi, N. thai , Noemacheilus thai, Schistura thai | |
| Schistura notostigma | Nemacheilus notostigma, Nemachilus notostigma, Noemacheilus notostigma | Spotback Loach, Banded Mountain Loach |
| Schistura obeini | ||
| Schistura oedipus | ||
| Schistura poculi | Nemacheilus poculi, Noemacheilus poculi | |
| Schistura pridii | Mini Dragon Loach | |
| Schistura reidi | Nemacheilus reidi, Noemacheilus reidi | |
| Schistura robertsi | ||
| Schistura rupecula | Nemacheilus rapicola, N. rupecola, N. rupecula, Nemachilus rupecola, Noemacheilus rupecola, Noemacheilus rupecola rupecola, (last 3 are all misspellings) Nemacheilus rupicola, Nemachilus rupicola, Noemacheilus rupicola | Stone Loach (in Nepal) |
| Schistura savona | Half Banded Loach | |
| Schistura scaturigina | Cobitis scaturigina, C. subfusca, Nemacheilus mugah, N. scaturigina, N. schebbeuri, N. zonatus, Nemachilus mugah, N. shebbearei, N. scaturigina, N. subfuscus, N. zonatus, Noemacheilus scaturigina, N. shebbearei, N. zonatus, Schistura zonata | Victory Loach |
| Schistura sexcauda | Nemacheilus fowlerianus, N. sexcauda, Noemacheilus sexcauda | |
| Schistura similis | ||
| Schistura sp. aff paucifasciata | ||
| Schistura sp. "Crimson" |
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Crimson Loach, Jasper Loach |
| Schistura spiesi | ||
| Schistura spilota | Noemacheilus spilotus | Giant Schistura |
| Schistura unknown01 | ||
| Schistura unknown02 | ||
| Schistura unknown03 | ||
| Schistura unknown04 | ||
| Schistura unknown06 | Unidentified Schistura species, probably related to S. kohchangensis | |
| Schistura unknown07 |
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| Schistura vinciguerrae | Nemacheilus putaoensis, N. vinciguerrae, Nemachilus vinciguerrae, Noemacheilus vinciguerrae, | |
| Schistura waltoni | Nemacheilus waltoni, Noemacheilus waltoni | |
| Serpenticobitis cingulata | ||
| Sewellia lineolata | Gold Ring Butterfly Sucker, Reticulated Hillstream Loach, Tiger Hillstream Loach | |
| Sewellia sp.'spotted' | Probably undescribed, but currently known as Sewellia sp. 'spotted' | Spotted Sewellia, Sewellia 'special' |
| Sinibotia pulchra | Botia gigantea, B. pulchra, B. superciliaris | Twelve Banded Chinese Loach, Golden Chinese Loach |
| Sinibotia reevesae | Botia reevesae | |
| Sinibotia robusta | Botia hexafurca, Botia robusta | Chinese Golden Zebra loach, Kansu loach |
| Sinibotia superciliaris | Botia superciliaris | Golden Chinese Loach |
| Sinibotia longiveventralis | Botia longiventralis | |
| Sinogastromyzon puliensis | Giant Grey Hillstream Loach | |
| Sinogastromyzon wui | Sinogastromyzon intermedius, Sinogastromyzon sanhoensis | Chinese Butterfly Loach, Butterfly Hillstream Loach, Chinese Sucker |
| Somileptus gongota | Canthophrys albescens, C. bispinosa, Cobitis amnicola, C. cucura, C. gongota, C. oculata, Somileptes bispinosa, Somileptus gongota | Mooseface Loach, Jaguar Loach, Gongota Loach |
| Syncrossus beauforti | Botia beauforti | Beaufort's Loach, Tiger Botia, Chameleon Loach |
| Syncrossus berdmorei | Botia berdmorei | Burmese Peppered Firetail Botia, Blyth's Loach, Tiger Botia, Berdmore's Loach |
| Syncrossus helodes | Botia helodes | Banded Tiger loach. Tiger Botia |
| Syncrossus hymenophysa | Botia hymenophysa, Cobitis hymenophysa | Tiger loach, Tiger Botia, Green Tiger Loach |
| Syncrossus reversa | Botia reversa | |
| Syncrossus unknown01 | Laos Yellow Tiger Botia/Loach | |
| Traccatichthys pulcher | Micronemacheilus pulcher, Micronoemacheilus pulcher, Nemacheilus pulcher |
Beautiful Hillstream Loach, Mountain Loach, Rainbow Loach |
| Traccatichthys taeniatus |
Micronemacheilus taeniatus |
Peppermint Loach |
| Triplophysa siluroides | Nemachilus siluroides | Catfish-like Loach |
| Tuberoschistura arakanensis |
Rosy Loach | |
| Vaillantella cinnamomea | Brown Fork-Tail Loach | |
| Vaillantella maassi | Fork-Tail Loach, Spiny Eel Loach, Giant Scissortail Loach | |
| Vanmanenia hainanensis | Lizard fish | |
| Yasuhikotakia caudipunctata | Botia caudipunctata | Speckletail loach |
| Yasuhikotakia eos | Botia eos | Sun Loach |
| Yasuhikotakia lecontei | Botia lecontei | Silver Loach, Yellow-finned Loach |
| Yasuhikotakia longidorsalis | Botia longidorsalis | |
| Yasuhikotakia modesta | Botia modesta, B. rubrippinis | Orange Finned Loach, Red Finned Loach, Blue Botia, Red Tailed Botia |
| Yasuhikotakia morleti | Botia horae, B. morleti | Hora Loach, Skunk Botia |
| Ambastaia nigrolineata | Botia nigrolineata | Black Lined Loach |
| Ambastaia sidthimunki | Botia sidthimunki | Dwarf Chain Loach, Dwarf Loach, Dwarf Botia, Chipmunk Botia, "Sid" |
| Yasuhikotakia splendida | Botia splendida | |
| Yunnanilus brevis | Eonemachilus brevis, Nemacheilus brevis, Nemachilus brevis, Noemacheilus brevis | Inle Loach |
| Yunnanilus cruciatus | Micronemacheilus cruciatus, Nemacheilus cruciatus | Vietnamese Multi Banded Zebra Loach, Hovering Zebra Loach |
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