| Species
Description Link |
Scientific Name | SYNONYMS | Common Name | Entry Date | 121 entries as of 10/22 |
| LINK | Aborichthys elongatus | Noemacheilus elongatus | Red tailed, striped sand loach, Red tailed squirrel loach | 1-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Aborichthys kempi | Noemacheilus kempi | Aborie Kempova in Czech Republic | 1-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Aborichthys unknown01 | Red Tailed Striped Sand Loach, Red Tailed Squirrel Loach | 22-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Acanthocobitis botia | Botia nebulosa, B. mackenziei, Cobitis botia, Nemacheilus botia | Zipper Loach | 1-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis | Cherry Fin Loach | 1-Oct-06 | ||
| Acanthocobitis sp. | Puma Loach | ||||
| LINK | Acanthocobitis zonalternans | Cobitis zonalternans, Nemacheilus zonalternans, Noemacheilus zonalternans | 19-Oct-06 | ||
| Acanthophthalmus javanicus | Javenese Loach | ||||
| LINK | Acantopsis choirorhynchus | Acantopsis biaculeata, A. choerorhynchus, A. dialuzona, A. dialyzona, A. diazona | Horse Faced Loach, Long Nosed Loach | 1-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Acantopsis octoactinotos | Long Nosed Loach | 22-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Annamia unknown01 | Parhomaloptera sp | Vietnamese Homaloptera | 22-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Balitora brucei | Balitora maculata, Homaloptera brucei, H. maculata, Platycara maculata | Gray's Stone Loach | 22-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Barbatula barbatula | Nemacheilus barbatulus barbatulus, Nemachilus barbatulus, Noemacheilus barbatulus, N. barbulatus, Orthrias barbatulus, plus numerous others. | Stone Loach, plus numerous local names due to wide international distribution | 25-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Barbatula toni | Cobitis toni, Nemacheilus toni | Siberian Stone Loach | 30-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Barbucca diabolica | 25-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Beaufortia kweichowensis | Beaufortia leverreti kweichowensis | Hillstream Loach, Chinese Hill
Stream Loach, Chinese Butterfly Loach, Borneo sucker, Hong-kong Plec |
1-Oct-06 | |
| Botia almorhae | Botia lohachata | Yo-Yo Loach, Pakistani Loach | |||
| LINK | Botia dario | Queen Loach | 1-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Botia histrionica | Burmese Loach, Golden Zebra Loach | 7-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Botia kubotai | Botia Angelicus | Polka Dot loach, Marble Loach,
Cloud Botia, Angelicus Loach |
1-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Botia rostrata | Botia dayii, Botia geto | Twin-banded Loach, Ladder Loach, Dohser (India), Gangetic Loach (India), Sergeant Major Loach | 22-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Botia striata | Striped Loach, Zebra Loach, Thin Line Loach | 1-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Botia unknown01 | Botia species "Tenasserim River", Emperor Botia | 22-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Chromobotia macracanthus | Botia macracanthus | Clown Loach | 1-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Cobitis choii | Iksookimia choii | Graceful Loach | 24-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Cobitis granoei | Cobitis granoei olivai, C. taenia granoei, C. taenia sibirica | Northern Loach, Siberian Spiny Loach | 24-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Cobitis longica | 24-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Cobitis lutheri | Cobitis taenia lutheri | Luther's Spiny Loach, Speckled Loach | 24-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Cobitis striata | Cobitis taenia striata | Striped Loach | 24-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Cobitis taenia taenia | Cobitis taenia dalmatina, C. taenia danubialis, C. taenia narentana, C. taenia ohrindana, C. spilura, C. taenioides | Spined Loach, Spiny Loach, plus local names over vast range. | 17-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Crossostoma lacustre | Tasseled-mouth loach | 24-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Erromyzon sinensis | Protomyzon sinensis | 1-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Gastromyzon ctenocephalus | Gastromyzon punctulatus | Spotted Hillstream Loach | 1-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Gastromyzon danumensis | 10-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Gastromyzon lepidogaster | 10-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Gastromyzon ocellatus | Gastromyzon ctenocephalus | Spiney-Headed Hillstream Loach | 1-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Gastromyzon scitulus | Spiney Headed Hillstream Loach (because of confusion with G. ctenocephalus) | 1-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Gastromyzon stellatus | 1-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Gastromyzon unknown01 | Hillstream loach | 6-Nov-06 | ||
| LINK | Gastromyzon unknown02 | Hillstream Loach | 6-Nov-06 | ||
| LINK | Gastromyzon unknown03 | Hillstream Loach | 6-Nov-06 | ||
| LINK | Gastromyzon unknown04 | Hillstream Loach | 6-Nov-06 | ||
| LINK | Gastromyzon unknown05 | Hillstream Loach | 6-Nov-06 | ||
| LINK | Gastromyzon zebrinus | 1-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Glaniopsis multiradiata | 17-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Hemimyzon formosanus | Hemimyzon formosanum, Homaloptera formosana | 22-Oct-06 | ||
| Hemimyzon Sinensis | |||||
| LINK | Homaloptera (UNIDENTIFIED) species | Lizard Loach, Gecko Loach | 7-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Homaloptera bilineata | Nemacheilus serpentarius | Lizard Loach, Gecko Loach | 7-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Homaloptera cf.ogilviei | Homaloptera bilineata, H. confuzona, H. orthogoniata, H. parclitella | Lizard Loach, Gecko Loach | 7-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Homaloptera confuzona | Lizard Loach, Gecko Loach | 7-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Homaloptera gymnogaster | Homaloptera amphisquamata, H. lepidogaster, H modigliani, H. modiglianii | Lizard Loach, Lizard Fish | 1-Nov-06 | |
| LINK | Homaloptera orthogoniata | Saddleback Loach, Orchid Loach, Gecko Loach, Lizard Loach | 1-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Homaloptera smithi | Homaloptera lineata | Lizard Loach, Lizard Fish, Lizard Catfish, Gecko Fish | 10-Oct-06 | |
| Homaloptera sp (Old entry features multiple species) | Lizard Loach | ||||
| Homaloptera stephensoni | |||||
| LINK | Homaloptera tweediei | Lizard Loach, Lizard Fish, Lizard Catfish, Gecko Fish | 22-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Homaloptera yunnanensis | Balitoropsis yunnanensis | 10-Oct-06 | ||
| Homaloptera zollingeri (see also: Liniparhomaloptera disparis ) | Black Lizard Loach, Lizard Fish, Lizard Catfish, Gecko Fish | ||||
| LINK | Iksookimia koreensis | Cobitis koreensis kooreensis | Korean Loach | 24-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Iksookimia pumila | Cobitis koreenis pumilis | Sandy Korean Loach | 24-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Koreocobitis rotundicaudata | Cobitis rotundicaudata, Iksookimia rotundicaudata | White Nosed Loach, Round Tailed Loach | 24-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Lefua costata | Diplophysa costata, Lefua costata costata | Eight Barbel Loach, Rice Loach | 25-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei | Acanthopsis berdmorei, Cobitis berdmorei, Lepidocephalus berdmorei | Giant Peppered Loach, Pepper Loach | 7-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Lepidocephalichthys guntea | Cobitis guntea, Lepidocephalichthys guntea balgara, Lepidocephalus guntea, L. guntea balgara, | Peppered Loach | 7-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Lepidocephalichthys hasselti | Cobitis hasselti, Lepidocephalus hasselti | 10-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Lepidocephalichthys thermalis | Cobitis thermalis, Lepidocephalus thermalis | Indian Spiny Loach, Common Spiny Loach | 7-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Lepidocephalus macrochir | Cobitis macrochir, Lepidocephalichthys pallens, Lepidocephalus pallens | 24-Oct-06 | ||
| Leptobotia | |||||
| Leptobotia elongata | Royal Clown Loach | ||||
| Leptobotia guilinensis | |||||
| Leptobotia hengyangensis | |||||
| LINK | Leptobotia microphthalma | Chinese Loach | 4-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Leptobotia pellegrini | Chinese Loach | |||
| Leptobotia rubrilaris | |||||
| Leptobotia sp.(#1) | 4-Oct-06 | ||||
| LINK | Leptobotia taeniops | Botia purpurea, Cobitis cha-ny, Leptobotia purpurea, L. taeniaps (mis-spelling), Parabotia taeniops | |||
| Leptobotia tientaiensis | |||||
| LINK | Liniparhomaloptera disparis disparis profile | Homaloptera disparis, Liniparhomaloptera disparis, Parahomaloptera disparis | Broken Band Hillstream Loach, Lizard Fish | 10-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Longischistura striata | Nemacheilus striatus, Noemacheilus striatus | 19-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Mesonemacheilus triangularis | Noemacheilus triangularis triangularis, Nemacheilus triangularis | Batik Loach, Zodiac Loach | 10-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Mesonoemacheilus guentheri | Nemacheilus guentheri, Noemacheilus guentheri | 10-Oct-06 | ||
| Mesonoemacheilus triangularis | Batik Loach | ||||
| LINK | Misgurnis anguillicaudatus | Cobitis anguillicaudata, Misgurnis crossochilus, M. lividus, M. fossilis anguillicaudatus, Ussuria lepocephala | Weather Loach, Dojo Loach, Oriental Weather Fish, Pond Loach | 4-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Misgurnis mizolepis | Misgurnus mizolepis fukien, M. mizolepis hainan, M. mizolepis mizolepis | Chinese Weather Loach, Mud Loach, Pond Loach | 1-Nov-06 | |
| LINK | Nemacheilichthys ruppelli | Cobitis rueppelli, Mesonoemacheilus rueppelli, Nemachilichthys rueppelli, Noemacheilus rueppelli | Mongoose Loach | 19-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Nemacheilus angorae | Nemachilus angorae, Orthrias angorae angorae | Angora Loach | 25-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Nemacheilus binotatus | 24-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Nemacheilus chrysolaimos | Cobitis chrysolaimos | 24-Oct-06 | ||
| Nemacheilus corica | Polka Dotted Loach | ||||
| LINK | Nemacheilus elegantissimus | Elegant Loach | 25-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Nemacheilus fasciatus | Cobitis fasciata, Homaloptera fasciatus, Nemacheilus jaklesii | Red Tail Banded Loach, Barred Loach, Stream Loach | 1-Nov-06 | |
| LINK | Nemacheilus masyae | Nemacheilus masyae, Noemacheilus masyae | Arrow Loach, Checkerboard Sand Loach | 24-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Nemacheilus notostigma | Nemacheilus notostigma, Nemachilus notostigma, Noemacheilus notostigma | Spotback Loach, Banded Mountain
Loach |
24-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Nemacheilus olivaceus | Nemachilus olivaceus | 25-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Nemacheilus ornatus | Ornate Sand Loach | 25-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Nemacheilus oxianus | Nemachilus brandti oxianus, N. oxianus, Noemacheilus oxianus, Orthrias brandtii | 24-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Nemacheilus pallidus | Nemacheilus masyae | Checkerboard Sand Loach, Sand Loach | 10-Oct-06 | |
| Nemacheilus platiceps | |||||
| LINK | Nemacheilus selangoricus | Nemacheilus kuiperi, Nemachilus selangoricus | Kuiper's Loach, Fighting Loach | 1-Nov-06 | |
| LINK | Nemacheilus troglocataractus | 1-Nov-06 | |||
| LINK | Neogastromyzon crassiobex | 25-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Neohomaloptera johorensis | Homaloptera johorensis | Lizard Fish, Gecko Fish | 1-Nov-06 | |
| LINK | Neonoemacheilus labeosus | Nemacheilus labeosus, Noemacheilus labeosus, N. assamensis | 1-Nov-06 | ||
| LINK | Niwaella multifasciata | Cobitis multifasciata | 1-Nov-06 | ||
| Noemacheilus Potanini | Green Threadfin Loach | ||||
| Noemacheilus scaturigina | Dahli Ring Loach | ||||
| LINK | Pangio anguillaris | Eel Loach, Eel Kuhli/Coolie | |||
| LINK | Pangio cuneovirgata | Khuli Loach | |||
| LINK | Pangio doriae | Eucirrhichthys doriae | Golden Eel Loach, Golden Eel Kuhli/Coolie | ||
| Pangio fasciatus | Acanthophthalmus fasciatus | 4-Oct-06 | |||
| Pangio javanicus | Black Kuhli | ||||
| LINK | Pangio kuhlii | Acanthophthalmus kuhlii, Cobitis kuhlii | Kuhli Loach, Coolie Loach, Leapord Eel, Prickly Eye | ||
| Pangio mariarum | 4-Oct-06 | ||||
| Pangio muraeniformis | |||||
| LINK | Pangio myersi | Acanthophthalmus mysersi | Giant Kuhli, Myer's loach, Myer's Kuhli | ||
| Pangio oblonga (was Pangio pangia) | 1-Oct-06 | ||||
| Pangio pangia (now Pangio oblonga) | |||||
| LINK | Pangio piperata | Brown Kuhli Loach? | |||
| LINK | Pangio semicincta | Acanthophthalmus semicinctus, Pangio semicinctus | Half Banded Loach | 4-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Pangio unknown01 | Panda Kuhli Loach, Panda Coolie Loach | 1-Nov-06 | ||
| Parabotia banarescui | |||||
| LINK | Parabotia fasciata | Botia fasciata, B. multifasciata, B. wui, B. xanthi, Leptobotia hopeiensis, L. intermedia, L. kudoii, L. kudorii, L. kwangsiensis, Nemachilus xanthi, Parabotia fasciatus | Ringelschmerle (Germany) | ||
| LINK | Parabotia lijiangensis | Chinese Loach | |||
| Parabotia lijiangensis | |||||
| LINK | Parabotia maculosa | Botia maculosa | 1-Nov-06 | ||
| LINK | Paracobitis variegatus | Barbatula berezowskii, B. oxygnatha, Homatula variegatus, Nemacheilus berezowskii, N. oxygnathus, Nemachilus berezowskii, N. oxygnathus, N. variegatus | 1-Nov-06 | ||
| Paramisgurnus dabryanus | |||||
| Parhomaloptera microstoma | |||||
| Protomyzon sp. | |||||
| LINK | Protomyzon whiteheadi | Homaloptera whiteheadi | 22-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Pseudogastromyzon cheni | Chinese Hillstream Loach | |||
| LINK | Pseudogastromyzon fasciatus | Psilorhynchus fasciatus, Pseudogastromyzon fasciatus jiulongjiangensis |
Chinese Zebra Loach, Chinese Zebra Sucker | ||
| Pseudogastromyzon myersi | |||||
| LINK | Schistura balteata | Nemacheilus balteatus | 7-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Schistura beavani | Nemacheilus beavani, Nemachilus beavani, Noemacheilus beavani | Banded Loach, Creek loach | 10-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Schistura corica | Cobitis corica, Nemacheilus corica, Noemacheilus corica | Polka Dotted Loach | 10-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Schistura deansmarti | 19-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Schistura finis | 19-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Schistura geisleri | Polka Dotted Loach | 19-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Schistura jarutanini | 19-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Schistura kaysonei | 19-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Schistura kohchangensis | Ornate Tiger Sand Loach | |||
| LINK | Schistura maepaiensis | 19-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Schistura mahnerti | Burmese Border Loach, Burmese Border Sand Loach, Red Tail Sand Loach | |||
| LINK | Schistura menanensis | Noemacheilus menanensis | 19-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Schistura multifasciata | Nemacheilus multifasciatus, Nemacheilus multifasciatus,Noemacheilus multifasciatus | 19-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Schistura nicholsi | Nemacheilus nicholsi, N. thai , Noemacheilus thai, Schistura thai | 19-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Schistura obeini | 22-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Schistura oedipus | 19-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Schistura poculi | Nemacheilus poculi, Noemacheilus poculi | 19-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Schistura pridii | 19-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Schistura reidi | Nemacheilus reidi, Noemacheilus reidi | 19-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Schistura robertsi | 19-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Schistura rupecula | Nemacheilus rapicola, N. rupecola, N. rupecula, Nemachilus rupecola, Noemacheilus rupecola, Noemacheilus rupecola rupecola, (last 3 are all misspellings) Nemacheilus rupicola, Nemachilus rupicola, Noemacheilus rupicola | Stone Loach (in Nepal) | 19-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Schistura savona | Half Banded Loach | 19-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Schistura scaturigina | Cobitis scaturigina, C. subfusca, Nemacheilus mugah, N. scaturigina, N. schebbeuri, N. zonatus, Nemachilus mugah, N. shebbearei, N. scaturigina, N. subfuscus, N. zonatus, Noemacheilus scaturigina, N. shebbearei, N. zonatus, Schistura zonata | Victory Loach | 22-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Schistura sexcauda | Nemacheilus fowlerianus, N. sexcauda, Noemacheilus sexcauda | 22-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Schistura similis | 22-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Schistura spiesi | 22-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Schistura spilota | Noemacheilus spilotus | 10-Oct-06 | ||
| Schistura spilota | |||||
| LINK | Schistura unknown01 | 19-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Schistura unknown02 | 19-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Schistura unknown03 | 19-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Schistura unknown04 | 19-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Schistura unknown05 | 19-Oct-06 | |||
| LINK | Schistura unknown06 | Unidentified Schistura species, probably related to S. kohchangensis | 22-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Schistura vinciguerrae | Nemacheilus putaoensis, N. vinciguerrae, Nemachilus vinciguerrae, Noemacheilus vinciguerrae, | 22-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Schistura waltoni | Nemacheilus waltoni, Noemacheilus waltoni | 10-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Serpenticobitis cingulata | 1-Noc-06 | |||
| LINK | Sewellia lineolata | Reticulated Hillstream Loach | |||
| LINK | Sewellia sp.'spotted' | Probably undescribed, but currently known as Sewellia sp. 'spotted' | Spotted Sewellia, Sewellia 'special' | 7-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Sinibotia pulchra | Botia gigantea, B. pulchra, B. superciliaris | 12 Banded Chinese Loach, Golden Chinese Loach | 4-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Sinibotia reevesae | Botia reevesae | 1-Nov-06 | ||
| Sinibotia reversa | Botia reversa | ||||
| LINK | Sinibotia robusta | Botia hexafurca, Botia robusta | Chinese Golden Zebra loach, Kansu loach | 10-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Sinibotia superciliaris | Botia superciliaris | Golden Chinese Loach | 1-Nov-06 | |
| Sinobotia longiveventralis | Botia longiventralis | ||||
| Sinogastromyzon puliensis | |||||
| LINK | Sinogastromyzon wui | Sinogastromyzon intermedius, Sinogastromyzon sanhoensis | Chinese Butterfly Loach, Butterfly Hillstream Loach, Chinese Sucker | ||
| LINK | Somileptes gongota | Canthophrys albescens, C. bispinosa, Cobitis amnicola, C. cucura, C. gongota, C. oculata, Somileptes bispinosa, Somileptus gongota | Mooseface Loach, Jaguar Loach, Gongota Loach | 22-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Syncrossus beauforti | Botia beauforti | Beaufort's Loach, Tiger Botia, Chameleon Loach | 5-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Syncrossus berdmorei | Botia berdmorei | Blyth's Loach, Tiger Botia, Berdmore's Loach | 5-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Syncrossus helodes | Botia helodes | Banded Tiger loach. Tiger Botia | 5-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Syncrossus hymenophysa | Botia hymenophysa, Cobitis hymenophysa | Tiger loach, Tiger Botia, Green Tiger Loach | 5-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Syncrossus reversa | Botia reversa | 22-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Traccatichthys pulcher | Micronemacheilus pulcher, Micronoemacheilus pulcher, Nemacheilus pulcher | Beautiful Hillstream Loach, Mountain Loach, Rainbow Loach | 17-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Triplophysa siluroides | Nemachilus siluroides | Catfish-like Loach | 1-Nov-06 | |
| Tuberoschistura arakanensis (TO BE VERIFIED) | Rosy Loach | ||||
| LINK | Vaillantella maassi | Fork-Tail Loach | |||
| LINK | Vanmanenia hainanensis | Lizard fish | 22-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Yasuhikotakia caudipunctata | Botia caudipunctata | Speckletail loach | 10-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Yasuhikotakia eos | Botia eos | Sun Loach | 10-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Yasuhikotakia lecontei | Botia lecontei | Silver Loach, Yellow-finned Loach | 10-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Yasuhikotakia longidorsalis | Botia longidorsalis | 1-Nov-06 | ||
| LINK | Yasuhikotakia modesta | Botia modesta, B. rubrippinis | Orange Finned Loach, Red Finned Loach, Blue Botia, Red Tailed Botia | ||
| LINK | Yasuhikotakia morleti | Botia horae, B. morleti | Hora Loach, Skunk Botia | ||
| LINK | Yasuhikotakia nigrolineata | Botia nigrolineata | Black Lined Loach | ||
| LINK | Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki | Botia sidthimunki | Dwarf Chain Loach, Dwarf Loach, Dwarf Botia, Chipmunk Botia, "Sid" | 14-Oct-06 | |
| LINK | Yasuhikotakia splendida | Botia splendida | 4-Oct-06 | ||
| LINK | Yunnanilus brevis | Eonemachilus brevis, Nemacheilus brevis, Nemachilus brevis, Noemacheilus brevis | 10-Oct-06 |