Hillstream loach

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Hillstream loaches
Beaufortia kweichowensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Balitoridae
Subfamilies
Balitorinae Nemacheilinae See text for genera.

The hillstream loaches are a family Balitoridae^[1] of small Eurasian fish. Most species are rheophilic, living in swift, clear and well-oxygenated streams. Several species of the subfamily Balitorinae live in fast-flowing streams or torrents and have modified ventral fins used for clinging to rocks. They have a number of similarities with the sibling family of loaches (Cobitidae), such as multiple barbels around the mouth. They should not be confused with the loricariids, which looks similar but is a family of catfish. The family includes over 600 species in more than 60 genera. Many of the species are popular for aquaria.

[edit] Classification

• Subfamily Balitorinae
  • Annamia
  • Balitora
  • Balitoropsis
  • Beaufortia
  • Bhavania
  • Crossostoma
  • Cryptotora
  • Dienbiena
  • Erromyzon
  • Gastromyzon
  • Glaniopsis
  • Hemimyzon
  • Homaloptera
  • Homalosoma
  • Hypergastromyzon
  • Jinshaia
  • Katibasia
  • Lepturichthys
  • Liniparhomaloptera
  • Metahomaloptera
  • Neogastomyzon
  • Neohomaloptera
  • Paraprotomyzon
  • Parhomaloptera
  • Plesiomyzon
  • Protomyzon
  • Pseudogastromyzon
  • Pseudohomaloptera
  • Sectoria
  • Sewellia
  • Sinogastromyzon
  • Sinohomaloptera
  • Travancoria
  • Vanmanenia

• Subfamily Nemacheilinae
  • Aborichthys
  • Acanthocobitis
  • Adiposia
  • Barbatula
  • Barbucca
  • Dzihunia
  • Ellopostoma
  • Eonemachilus
  • Heminoemacheilus
  • Ilamnemacheilus
  • Indoreonectes
  • Lefua
  • Longischistura
  • Mesonoemacheilus
  • Micronemacheilus
  • Nemacheilus
  • Nemachilichthys
  • Neonoemacheilus
  • Nun
  • Oreonectes
  • Orthrias
  • Oreias
  • Paracobitis
  • Paranemachilus
  • Physoschistura
  • Protonemacheilus
  • Schistura
  • Seminemacheilus
  • Sphaerophysa
  • Sundoreonectes
  • Traccatichthys
  • Triplophysa
  • Tuberoschistura
  • Turcinoemacheilus
  • Vaillantella
  • Yunnanilus

[edit] External links

• The Aquarium Wiki - Hillstream loach

[edit] References

1. ^ "Balitoridae". FishBase. Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. 05 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.