64:
42:
623:
662:
750:
298:. The family includes about 202 species. They are sometimes sold as "lizardfish" or (in Germany) "flossensaugers". Many of the species are popular for
597:
636:
426:
454:
779:
688:
379:
743:
641:
649:
532:
63:
784:
576:
667:
736:
589:
405:(Teleostei: Balitoridae) and description of a new genus of hillstream loaches from the Western Ghats of India.
774:
472:
335:, living in swift, clear and well-oxygenated streams. Several species of the family live in fast-flowing
130:
537:
424:
Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei).
769:
693:
558:
519:
371:
423:
58:
50:
675:
545:
450:
245:
628:
510:
680:
351:
317:
279:
430:
252:
231:
203:
308:
are most commonly sold in the aquaria trade. They have a number of similarities with the
720:
584:
571:
291:
238:
105:
763:
347:
224:
210:
115:
524:
313:
154:
41:
550:
716:
654:
610:
504:
321:
259:
196:
332:
287:
175:
168:
495:
343:
309:
295:
189:
75:
17:
489:
304:
299:
217:
161:
147:
95:
350:(stone loaches) and several genera have been separated into the family
339:
or torrents and have modified ventral fins used for clinging to rocks.
325:
615:
336:
182:
85:
602:
466:
346:
Nemacheilinae has recently been separated as a distinct family,
470:
563:
445:
Banister, K.E. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.).
401:
Randall, Z.S. & Page, L.M. (2015): On the paraphyly of
320:
around the mouth. They should not be confused with the
724:
434:
The
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199.
479:
418:
416:
414:
744:
397:
395:
8:
751:
737:
467:
449:. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 100.
40:
31:
324:, which look similar but are a family of
363:
7:
712:
710:
590:f67811c9-8cd3-409a-864b-cd66597732bc
25:
380:World Register of Marine Species
62:
1:
723:. You can help Knowledge by
312:, their sibling family of "
801:
709:
407:Zootaxa, 3926 (1): 57–86.
143:
138:
59:Scientific classification
57:
48:
39:
34:
780:Freshwater fish of Asia
302:, species in the genus
719:-related article is a
447:Encyclopedia of Fishes
422:Kottelat, M. (2012):
286:, of small fish from
585:Fauna Europaea (new)
316:", such as multiple
429:2013-02-11 at the
272:hillstream loaches
51:Hemimyzon nanensis
785:Balitoridae stubs
732:
731:
704:
703:
676:Open Tree of Life
473:Taxon identifiers
331:Most species are
268:
267:
246:Pseudohomaloptera
134:
35:Hillstream loach
16:(Redirected from
792:
753:
746:
739:
711:
697:
696:
684:
683:
671:
670:
658:
657:
655:NHMSYS0000544617
645:
644:
632:
631:
619:
618:
606:
605:
593:
592:
580:
579:
567:
566:
554:
553:
541:
540:
528:
527:
515:
514:
513:
500:
499:
498:
468:
461:
460:
442:
436:
420:
409:
399:
390:
389:
387:
386:
368:
352:Gastromyzontidae
129:
67:
66:
44:
32:
27:Family of fishes
21:
800:
799:
795:
794:
793:
791:
790:
789:
760:
759:
758:
757:
707:
705:
700:
692:
687:
679:
674:
666:
661:
653:
648:
640:
635:
627:
622:
614:
609:
601:
596:
588:
583:
575:
570:
562:
557:
549:
544:
536:
531:
523:
518:
509:
508:
503:
494:
493:
488:
475:
465:
464:
457:
444:
443:
439:
431:Wayback Machine
421:
412:
400:
393:
384:
382:
370:
369:
365:
360:
253:Sinogastromyzon
232:Metahomaloptera
204:Homalopteroides
128:
61:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
798:
796:
788:
787:
782:
777:
772:
762:
761:
756:
755:
748:
741:
733:
730:
729:
702:
701:
699:
698:
685:
672:
659:
646:
633:
620:
607:
594:
581:
572:Fauna Europaea
568:
555:
542:
529:
516:
501:
485:
483:
477:
476:
471:
463:
462:
455:
437:
410:
391:
362:
361:
359:
356:
266:
265:
264:
263:
256:
249:
242:
239:Neohomaloptera
235:
228:
221:
214:
207:
200:
193:
186:
179:
172:
165:
158:
151:
141:
140:
136:
135:
123:
119:
118:
113:
109:
108:
106:Actinopterygii
103:
99:
98:
93:
89:
88:
83:
79:
78:
73:
69:
68:
55:
54:
46:
45:
37:
36:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
797:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
775:Cypriniformes
773:
771:
768:
767:
765:
754:
749:
747:
742:
740:
735:
734:
728:
726:
722:
718:
713:
708:
695:
690:
686:
682:
677:
673:
669:
664:
660:
656:
651:
647:
643:
638:
634:
630:
625:
621:
617:
612:
608:
604:
599:
595:
591:
586:
582:
578:
573:
569:
565:
560:
556:
552:
547:
543:
539:
534:
530:
526:
521:
517:
512:
506:
502:
497:
491:
487:
486:
484:
482:
478:
474:
469:
458:
456:0-12-547665-5
452:
448:
441:
438:
435:
432:
428:
425:
419:
417:
415:
411:
408:
404:
398:
396:
392:
381:
377:
373:
367:
364:
357:
355:
353:
349:
348:Nemacheilidae
345:
340:
338:
334:
329:
327:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
306:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
276:river loaches
273:
262:
261:
257:
255:
254:
250:
248:
247:
243:
241:
240:
236:
234:
233:
229:
227:
226:
225:Lepturichthys
222:
220:
219:
215:
213:
212:
211:Homalopterula
208:
206:
205:
201:
199:
198:
194:
192:
191:
187:
185:
184:
180:
178:
177:
173:
171:
170:
166:
164:
163:
159:
157:
156:
152:
150:
149:
145:
144:
142:
137:
132:
127:
124:
121:
120:
117:
116:Cypriniformes
114:
111:
110:
107:
104:
101:
100:
97:
94:
91:
90:
87:
84:
81:
80:
77:
74:
71:
70:
65:
60:
56:
53:
52:
47:
43:
38:
33:
30:
19:
725:expanding it
714:
706:
480:
446:
440:
433:
406:
402:
383:. Retrieved
375:
372:"Dienbienia"
366:
341:
330:
303:
283:
275:
271:
269:
258:
251:
244:
237:
230:
223:
216:
209:
202:
195:
188:
181:
174:
167:
160:
155:Balitoropsis
153:
146:
125:
49:
29:
770:Balitoridae
717:Balitoridae
611:iNaturalist
525:Balitoridae
511:Balitoridae
505:Wikispecies
481:Balitoridae
403:Homaloptera
322:loricariids
284:Balitoridae
260:Travancoria
197:Homaloptera
126:Balitoridae
18:Balitoridae
764:Categories
385:2018-12-20
358:References
333:rheophilic
176:Dienbienia
169:Cryptotora
344:subfamily
310:Cobitidae
296:East Asia
292:Southeast
190:Hemimyzon
82:Kingdom:
76:Eukaryota
490:Wikidata
427:Archived
305:Sewellia
218:Jinshaia
162:Bhavania
148:Balitora
131:Swainson
122:Family:
96:Chordata
92:Phylum:
86:Animalia
72:Domain:
496:Q210528
337:streams
326:catfish
318:barbels
314:loaches
300:aquaria
139:Genera
112:Order:
102:Class:
694:154177
681:253760
642:203375
629:106655
453:
282:, the
280:family
278:are a
183:Ghatsa
133:, 1839
715:This
689:WoRMS
668:98924
624:IRMNG
616:49217
577:12025
376:WoRMS
288:South
721:stub
663:NCBI
637:ITIS
603:3383
598:GBIF
564:3195
538:1158
533:BOLD
451:ISBN
342:The
294:and
270:The
650:NBN
559:EoL
551:72J
546:CoL
520:ADW
274:or
766::
691::
678::
665::
652::
639::
626::
613::
600::
587::
574::
561::
548::
535::
522::
507::
492::
413:^
394:^
378:.
374:.
354:.
328:.
290:,
752:e
745:t
738:v
727:.
459:.
388:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
