Reticulate Loach Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Botia lohachata
Family : Cobitidae
Order : Cypriniformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Y-loach
Habitat : Creek,Rocky bottoms,Sandy bottoms
Description : Reticulate Loach has a fusiform body which is slightly compressed. Their head is small and conical and tail is forked. They have a definite pattern of black and yellow throughout their body which differentiates them from other loaches.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Botia dayi
(Hora Loach) -
Schistura savona
(Savona Loach) -
Botia dario
(Queen Loach) -
Pangio oblonga
(Java Loach) -
Lepidocephalichthys guntea
(Guntea Loach) -
Botia rostrata
(Gangetic Loach) -
Pangio pangia
(Pangia Coolie-loach) -
Acanthocobitis zonalternans
(River Loach) -
Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei
(Burmese Loach) -
Canthophrys gongota
(Gongota Loach.)
References:
description written by: Zarin Tasnim, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Khan, Mohammad Moazzam ([email protected] ),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Zarin Tasnim, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Khan, Mohammad Moazzam ([email protected] ),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.