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Yasuhikotakia
Yasuhikotakia (Mekong loaches) is a genus of botiid loaches, many which are popular aquarium fish. It is named in honor of Japanese collector/researcher Dr. Yasuhiko Taki. This genus has been separated from the genus Botia in the paper by Maurice Kottelat in 2004.
Fishes of the genus Yasuhikotakia are found inhabiting river systems in Indochina such as the Mekong, Chao Phraya, and Mae Klong.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species
Orange-finned Loach
speciesYasuhikotakia modesta
Skunk Loach
speciesYasuhikotakia morleti
Yasuhikotakia lecontei
speciesYasuhikotakia lecontei
Yasuhikotakia caudipunctata
speciesYasuhikotakia caudipunctata
Yasuhikotakia eos
speciesYasuhikotakia eos
Yasuhikotakia longidorsalis
speciesYasuhikotakia longidorsalis
Yasuhikotakia splendida
speciesYasuhikotakia splendida
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 92897.