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Lepidocephalus

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33: 53: 202:), but are more robust and generally found deep in large rivers. With little or no light in their habitat, their eyes and pigmentation are reduced to various extent. One species, 515: 613: 476: 502: 210:. They are generally poorly known, but based on the relatively few scientific museum specimens they can reach up to 8 cm (3.1 in) in 551: 507: 52: 606: 282: 437: 520: 277: 637: 250: 351: 227: 241: 599: 291: 263: 377: 442: 556: 463: 424: 246: 32: 415: 268: 194: 632: 47: 528: 450: 543: 533: 296: 254: 211: 328: 583: 429: 232: 131: 94: 626: 347: 104: 140: 455: 188:. Members of this genus are known as "spirit loaches". They resemble the related 489: 409: 400: 579: 169: 114: 64: 394: 360: 207: 177: 173: 84: 481: 181: 165: 494: 189: 74: 371: 198:
loaches (some species in the latter genus were formerly placed in
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There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus.
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native to rivers in the Southeast Asian countries of
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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Cypriniformes
Cobitidae
Lepidocephalus
Bleeker
Type species
loaches
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Manipur
India
kuhli loaches
Lepidocephalichthys
cavefish
standard length
Lepidocephalus macrochir
Bleeker
Lepidocephalus nanensis
Deein
Tangjitjaroen
Page
Lepidocephalus pallens
Vaillant

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