Yasuhikotakia
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 Yasuhikotakia modesta
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Y. caudipunctata |
Yasuhikotakia is a genus of 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 from Kottelat in 2004.[1] Some future study might further place Y. sidthimunki and Y. nigrolineata in another genus.[2]
Fishes of the genus Yasuhikotakia are found inhibiting river systems in Indochina such as Mekong, Chao Phraya, and Mae Klong.
[edit] References
- ^ Kottelat, M. 2004. Botia kubotai, a new species of loach (Teleostei: Cobitidae) from the Ataran River basin (Myanmar), with comments on botiine nomenclature and diagnosis of a new genus. Zootaxa, 401: 1-18.
- ^ Matt Clarke, More loach splitting on the way?, Accessed 13 July 2007.
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