Accepted scientific name:
Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton, 1822) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms:
Botia nebulosa Blyth, 1860 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Botia nebulosa Blyth, 1860
Cobitis botia Hamilton, 1822 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Cobitis botia Hamilton, 1822
Nemacheilus botia (Hamilton, 1822) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Nemacheilus botia (Hamilton, 1822)
Nemacheilus botia botia (Hamilton, 1822) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Nemacheilus botia botia (Hamilton, 1822)
Nemachilus botia (Hamilton, 1822) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Nemachilus botia (Hamilton, 1822)
Nemachilus botius (Hamilton, 1822) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Nemachilus botius (Hamilton, 1822)
Nemachilus mackenziei Chaudhuri, 1910 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Nemachilus mackenziei Chaudhuri, 1910
Noemacheilus botia (Hamilton, 1822) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Noemacheilus botia (Hamilton, 1822)
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Bilturi - Bengali Bangladesh Click here to show the literature
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বিলচুরি - Bengali Bangladesh
Mrenka skvrnkovaná - Czech Czech Republic Click here to show the literature
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Mottled loach - English - Click here to show the literature
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Mottled loach - English USA Click here to show the literature
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Sand loach - English Nepal Click here to show the literature
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Striped loach - English USA Click here to show the literature
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Kiilanuoliainen - Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature
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Kirjonuoliainen - Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature
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Augenfleck-Ceylonschmerle - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Chitai - Hindi India(Kosi stream, Uttar Pradesh.) Click here to show the literature
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Gadera - Hindi India(Kosi stream, Uttar Pradesh.) Click here to show the literature
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गदीरा - Hindi India
चिटाइ - Hindi India
沙条鳅 Sha tiao qiu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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沙條鰍 - Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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沙棘鰍 Sha ji ciou Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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沙棘鳅 Sha ji qiu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Chikli - Marathi India(Maharashtra State) Click here to show the literature
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Baghe - Nepali Nepal Click here to show the literature
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Pate gadela - Nepali Nepal Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Actinopterygii FishBase
Order Cypriniformes FishBase
Family Nemacheilidae FishBase
Genus Acanthocobitis FishBase
Distribution: Asia: Indus basin in Pakistan to the Mae Khlong basin in Thailand through Ganges, Chindwin, Irrawaddy, Sitang and Salween basins. Recorded also from Yunnan, China.
Lifezones: Freshwater
Additional data: -
Source database: FishBase, Jul 2013   99%
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: -
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=12256
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:f66b7d88-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401