The Chao Phraya is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand.
The Tigris–Euphrates river system is a large river system in Western Asia that discharges into the Persian Gulf. Its principal rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates, along with smaller tributaries.
The dwarf loach, ladderback loach, pygmy loach, chain loach or chain botia is a freshwater fish belonging to the family Botiidae. Formerly included in the genus Yasuhikotakia, it is frequently seen in the aquarium trade, the product of captive breeding.
The spined loach is a common freshwater fish in Europe. It is sometimes known as spotted weather loach, not to be confused with the "typical" weather loaches of the genus Misgurnus. This is the type species of the spiny loach genus (Cobitis) and the true loach family (Cobitidae).
Bampur is a city in the Central District of Bampur County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
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.
Paraschistura alepidota is a species of stone loach found in the Madyan River in Pakistan, where it is endemic. It may also occur in Afghanistan and the Indus River in China.
Paraschistura lepidocaulis is a species of stone loach that is endemic to Pakistan.
Paraschistura lindbergi is a species of stone loach found in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Kessler's loach, or the Pishin Lora loach, is a species of stone loach found in the countries of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, from the Gulf of Oman to the Caspian Sea.
Paraschistura microlabra is a species of stone loach endemic to Pakistan.
Paraschistura montana is a species of stone loach endemic to Himachal Pradesh, India. It is placed in Schistura by some authorities.
Paraschistura naseeri is a species of stone loach endemic to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Paraschistura nielseni is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Paraschistura. This stone loach is found in the Helleh River and Mond River which drain into the northern Persian Gulf in Iran.
Paraschistura prashari is a species of stone loach endemic to Pakistan.
Paraschistura punjabensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Paraschistura. It is endemic to cold hillstreams of the Salt Range in Punjab, Pakistan.
Paraschistura is a genus of stone loaches most of which occur in Central, South and Western Asia.
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.
Paraschistura chrysicristinae, the Diyarbakır loach or Batman River loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Paraschistura. It was recorded from two locations from the Batman River in the 1970s and had not been recorded since then, until in 2021 when specimens were found in the Han stream and Sarim stream. It is thought that the fish was able to avoid discovery by being so small (3 cm) and thus able to easily slip through nets.
Paraschistura cristata also known as the Turkmenian crested loach is a species of stone loach found only in freshwater streams of Turkmenistan, Iran and Afghanistan in Central Asia.
