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Hora Loach Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Botia dayi
Family : Cobitidae
Order : Cypriniformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Botya Loach
Habitat : Ditch,Canal, Beel,Inundated field,River
Description : Hora Loach has a somewhat small, compressed, elongated body. It is covered with black and yellow patterns throughout the body without any definite distinction.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Paracanthocobitis botia
(Mottled Loach) -
Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei
(Burmese Loach) -
Schistura savona
(Savona Loach) -
Schistura beavani
(Creek Loach) -
Botia dario
(Queen Loach) -
Acanthocobitis zonalternans
(River Loach) -
Schistura corica
(Corica Loach) -
Canthophrys gongota
(Gongota Loach.) -
Schistura scaturigina
(Victory Loach) -
Lepidocephalichthys guntea
(Guntea 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:Mahalder, Balaram ([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:Mahalder, Balaram ([email protected] ),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.