Hillstream loach

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The hillstream loaches are the family Balitoridae["Balitoridae"]. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 05 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006. of small Eurasian fish. Most species live in swift, clear and well-oxygenated streams. Several species of the subfamily Balitorinae live in fast-flowing streams or torrents and have a large sucker mouth and modified ventral fins used for clinging to rocks. They have a number of similarities with the sibling family of loaches (Cobitidae), such as multiple barbels around the mouth. They should not be confused with Plecostomus, which looks similar but is a type of catfish.

The family includes over 600 species in more than 60 genera. Many of the species are popular for aquaria.

Classification

Subfamily Balitorinae
*Annamia
*Balitora
*Beaufortia
*Bhavania
*Crossostoma
*Cryptotora
*Dienbiena
*Erromyzon
*Gastromyzon
*Glaniopsis
*Hemimyzon
*Homaloptera
*Homalosoma
*Hypergastromyzon
*Jinshaia
*Katibasia
*Lepturichthys
*Liniparhomaloptera
*Metahomaloptera
*Neogastomyzon
*Neohomaloptera
*Paraprotomyzon
*Parhomaloptera
*Plesiomyzon
*Protomyzon
*Pseudogastromyzon
*Pseudohomaloptera
*Sectoria
*Sewellia
*Sinogastromyzon
*Sinohomaloptera
*Travancoria
*Vanmanenia

Subfamily Nemacheilinae
*Aborichthys
*Acanthocobitis
*Barbatula
*Barbucca
*Dzihunia
*Ellopostoma
*Heminoemacheilus
*Ilamnemacheilus
*Indoreonectes
*Lefua
*Longischistura
*Mesonoemacheilus
*Micronemacheilus
*Nemacheilus
*Nemachilichthys
*Neonoemacheilus
*Nun
*Oreonectes
*Orthrias
*Oreias
*Paracobitis
*Paranemachilus
*Physoschistura
*Protonemacheilus
*Schistura
*Seminemacheilus
*Sphaerophysa
*Sundoreonectes
*Traccatichthys
*Tuberoschistura
*Turcinoemacheilus
*Vaillantella
*Yunnanilus

External link

[Loaches Online]

References

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