The Ayumodoki or Kissing Loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Botiidae. It is found in lakes and streams on Honshu, the largest island of Japan. Spawning grounds for kissing loach are ditches and small reservoirs for rice cultivation of a river system located in Japan. The kissing loach migrates to flooded areas, including paddy field areas, for spawning in early summer and the spawning of this species is limited after the formation of flooded areas over terrestrial vegetation. These flooded areas are the result of water from mountain streams and irrigation ponds flooding once dry land which create creating man-made wetlands. As, adults, Parabotia curtus migrate from these flooded paddy fields to fast moving, muddy streams and rivers like the Yodo River.
Nemacheilus is a genus of stone loaches native to Asia.
The stone loach is a European species of fresh water ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae. It is one of nineteen species in the genus Barbatula. Stone loaches live amongst the gravel and stones of fast flowing water where they can search for food. The most distinctive feature of this small fish is the presence of barbels around the bottom jaw, which they use to detect their invertebrate prey. The body is a mixture of brown, green and yellow.
The Blind cave loach is a species of troglobitic stone loach endemic to Thailand. It is only known from one subterranean stream in the Sai Yok Noi cave, which also is inhabited by Pterocryptis buccata. The blind cave loach has no eyes and lacks pigmentation. It grows to 6.8 cm (2.7 in) SL. Despite its common name, there are several other species of blind cave-living loaches.
Schistura denisoni is a species of ray-finned fish in the stone loach genus Schistura described from the Bhavani river of Tamil Nadu.
Schistura semiarmata is a species of stone loach in the genus Schistura. It is found in the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu and, at least based on some sources, in Pakistan. It grows to 5.6 cm (2.2 in) SL. It is a very common species inhabiting high altitude streams with hard bottom. It is sometimes used as an aquarium fish.
Schistura zonata is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Schistura from hill streams in Assam, India. Its exact distribution is unknown and there have been records of this species since the type specimens were collected. Some authorities include Nemacheilus mugah as a synonym of S. zonata, which in turn has been regarded as a synonym of Schistura scaturigina, but these views are not currently widely accepted.
Afronemacheilus abyssinicus is a species of stone loach endemic to Ethiopia. It is known from the Blue Nile at its outlet from Tana Lake, with records from the Baro River. Originally the only species in its genus, in 2013 A. kaffa was described based on the Omo population, formerly included in A. abyssinicus.
Nemacheilus monilis, the spotted loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Nemacheilus which is endemic to the southern Western Ghats in the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It occurs in fast flowing water, even in rapids, over substrates consisting of pebbles and cobble substrates. It occasionally is collected and exported for the aquarium trade.
Acanthocobitis pavonacea, also known as the spearfin loach, is a species of ray-finned fish. It is known to be found in northeastern India in the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins. This species may be the only member of its genus if a 2015 recommendation to divide the genus Acanthocobitis is followed, currently Fishbase does not do so.
Mesonoemacheilus petrubanarescui is a species of ray-finned fish from India. The specific name petrubanaescui honours the Romanian ichthyologist Petre Mihai Bănărescu. It grows to 3.5 cm (1.4 in) standard length. It is endemic to the Western Ghats and is known from only two locations, the Netravati River and Kabani River in Karnataka and Kerala. It is a little known species which is rare and may be threatened by habitat alteration, sand mining and pollution. It turns up occasionally in the aquarium trade where it is sold as the "dwarf loach".
Nemacheilus rueppelli, also known as the mongoose loach is a species of stone loach from rivers in India. It includes Nemachilichthys shimogensis, which frequently is recognized as a valid species from the Thunga River in Karnataka, but Keskar et al. 2015 treat them as synonyms, while Fishbase says the name is misapplied and should not be used as N. shimgoensis is treated as a separate species by Fishbase and the IUCN. According to Keskar et al, 2015 this species is placed in the monotypic genus Nemachilichthys but Fishbase retains it in Nemacheilus., although Catalog of Fishes follows treatment outlined by Keskar et al.
Nemacheilus selangoricus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Nemacheilus. This species can be found in fast flowing forest streams with acidic water and sand-gravel substrate It occurs in the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Bangka and Belitung as well as in the Malay Peninsula from Singapore north to Trang and Songkhla in Thailand. It is collected for the aquarium trade.
Nemacheilus singhi is a species of ray-finned fish in the stone loach genus Nemacheilus, although some authorities place it in the genus Schistura. This species has only been recorded from a single locality in Nagaland, India.
Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus, the Thuttinjet stone loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Nemacheilus which has been recorded from just one locality in the west flowing river Seethanathi at Thuttinjet in Karnataka. This locality is at an altitude of 199m above sea level and has many cascades and waterfalls in its upstream portion. The stream is dominated by the presence of pebbles and boulders with gravel and sand making up approximately 5% of the substrate.
Nemacheilus subfusca is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Nemacheilidae in the genus Nemacheilus which is found in Assam and China. It inhabits pebbly streams. N. subfusca was synonymised with Neomacheilus scaturigina which was described by Menon from the collection of Hamilton. It was, however, then treated as a valid species and sometimes placed in the genus Schistura.
The Nemacheilidae, or stone loaches, are a family of cypriniform fishes that inhabit stream environments, mostly in Eurasia, with one genus, Afronemacheilus found in Africa. The family includes about 790 species.
Nemacheilus keralensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Nemacheilus. This small stone loach is endemic to streams in the Western Ghats of India.
Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) mooreh also known as the Maharashtra zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus, or subgenus, Paracanthocobitis. This species is found in the Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri basins of western and southern India.
Synocrossus beauforti, the barred loach, chameleon loach or chameleon botia, is a species of freshwater fish from the loach family Botiidae which is found in mainland south-east Asia.
