Pangio

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Pangio
Kuhli loach in aquarium.jpg
Kuhli loach in an aquarium, commonly identified as P. kuhlii, but likely P. semicincta [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Genus: Pangio
Blyth, 1860
Type species
Cobitis cinnamomea
McClelland, 1839 [2]
Species

See text.

Synonyms [2]

Pangio is a genus of small Asian freshwater fish in the true loach family Cobitidae. In earlier taxonomic schemes it was known as Acanthophthalmus. The "kuhli loach" is well-known in the aquarium trade and commonly identified as P. kuhlii, but most individuals actually appear to be P. semicincta. [1]

The type species is Cobitis cinnamomeaMcClelland 1839, now known as Pangio pangia . [3]

These fish are best represented in Southeast Asia where all but five of the species live, [4] [5] including the Greater Sunda Islands with sixteen species. The five species found outside Southeast Asia are from India and Myanmar. [4] [6] They inhabit a wide range of mostly calm waters such as streams, swamps (often peat swamps) and backwaters, but there are also species in fast-flowing waters, [4] and one, P. bhujia, lives underground. [5]

Species

Pangio oblonga Pangio oblonga acquarium.jpg
Pangio oblonga

There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus: [7]

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