Corica Loach Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Schistura corica
Family : Balitoridae
Order : Cypriniformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Polka Dotted Loach
Habitat : Hill streams,Large River
Description : Corica Loach is a cylindrical and somewhat depressed bodied fish.Mouth crescentric and ventral in position.Lips are not well developed.Snout conical and pointed.3 pairs barbel present-2 rostral pair and 1 maxillary pair.Body yellowish.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Botia lohachata
(Reticulate Loach) -
Botia rostrata
(Gangetic Loach) -
Schistura scaturigina
(Victory Loach) -
Paracanthocobitis botia
(Mottled Loach) -
Acanthocobitis zonalternans
(River Loach) -
Schistura beavani
(Creek Loach) -
Pangio pangia
(Pangia Coolie-loach) -
Botia dayi
(Hora Loach) -
Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei
(Burmese Loach) -
Balitora brucei
(Gray’s Stone Loach)
References:
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Åhlander, Ola([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Åhlander, Ola([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.