| Balitoropsis | |
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| Balitoropsis zollingeri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Balitoropsis H. M. Smith, 1945 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Balitoropsis bartschi H. M. Smith 1945 | |
Balitoropsis also known as the lizard loaches is a genus of hillstream loaches native to eastern Asia.
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus: [2]
Species which were once classified in this genus, [3] but are now classified in other genera [4] include:
Cypriniformes is an order of ray-finned fish, including the carps, minnows, loaches, and relatives. This order contains 11-12, although some authorities have designated as many as 23, families over 400 genera, and more than 4,250 species, with new species being described every few months or so, and new genera being recognized frequently. They are most diverse in southeastern Asia, and are entirely absent from Australia and South America. At 112 years old, the longest-lived cypriniform fish documented is the bigmouth buffalo.
Cobitidae, also known as the True loaches, is a family of Old World freshwater fish. They occur throughout Eurasia and in Morocco, and inhabit riverine ecosystems. Today, most "loaches" are placed in other families. The family includes about 260 described species. New species are being described regularly.
The hillstream loaches or river loaches are a family, the Balitoridae, of small fish from South, Southeast and East Asia. The family includes about 202 species. They are sometimes sold as "lizardfish" or "flossensaugers". Many of the species are popular for aquaria, species in the genus Sewellia are most commonly sold in the aquaria trade. They have a number of similarities with the Cobitidae, their sibling family of "loaches", such as multiple barbels around the mouth. They should not be confused with the loricariids, which look similar but are a family of catfish.
Yasuhikotakia is a genus of botiid loaches, many which are popular aquarium fish. It is named in honor of Japanese collector/researcher Dr. Yasuhiko Taki. This genus has been separated from the genus Botia in the paper by Maurice Kottelat in 2004.
Schistura is a genus of fish in the stone loach family Nemacheilidae native to the streams and rivers of the southern and eastern Asia. Some of these species are troglobitic.
Balitora is a genus of fish in the family Balitoridae endemic to Asia.
Loaches are fish of the superfamily Cobitoidea. They are freshwater, benthic (bottom-dwelling) fish found in rivers and creeks throughout Eurasia and northern Africa. Loaches are among the most diverse groups of fish; the 1249 known species of Cobitoidea comprise about 107 genera divided among 9 families.
Aborichthys is a genus of stone loaches found in streams of India with one species also found in Myanmar.
Physoschistura is a genus of fish in the family Nemacheilidae found mostly in Southeast Asia.
Sewellia is a genus of fish in the family Balitoridae found in Laos and Vietnam. According to Roberts (1998) a possible defining characteristic of the genus Sewellia is their posterior pelvic valve is highly complex and different from other rheophilic loaches, their posterior pelvic valve involves the overlapping of the second to last ventrally exposed rays. Adapted to high velocity streams Sewellia have depressed body shapes that are laterally expanded thus increasing their hydrodynamical properties and allowing them to better stay attached to rocks in swift current. Sewellia also have paired fins with a single simple ray and numerous branched rays allowing them to grip rocks in swift current.
Travancoria is a small genus of hillstream loaches endemic to India.
The Gastromyzontidae are a family of loaches native to China and Southeast Asia, where typically found in streams and rivers with a fast current. The family includes about 137 species in eighteen genera. This family was resurrected by M. Kottelat in his review and revision of the loaches in 2012. They are commonly called hillstream loaches.
Homalopteroides is a genus of hillstream loaches native to Southeast Asia.
Pseudohomaloptera tatereganii is a species of the genus Pseudohomaloptera in the family Balitoridae.
Pseudohomaloptera is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Balitoridae.
Homalopteroides yuwonoi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Homalopteroides.
Pseudohomaloptera batek is a species of the genus Pseudohomaloptera in the family Balitoridae.
Pseudohomaloptera leonardi is a species of the genus Pseudohomaloptera in the family Balitoridae.
Pseudohomaloptera vulgaris is a species of the genus Pseudohomaloptera in the family Balitoridae.