| Scientific Name | Common Name | Synonyms |
| Aborichthys elongatus | Red tailed, striped sand loach, Red tailed squirrel loach | Noemacheilus elongatus |
| Aborichthys kempi | Aborie Kempova in Czech Republic | Noemacheilus kempi |
| Aborichthys sp. | ||
| Acanthocobitis botia | Zipper Loach | Cobitis botia, Nemacheilus botia, Botia nebulosa, Botia mackenziei |
| Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis | Cherry Fin Loach | |
| Acanthocobitis sp. | Puma Loach | |
| Acanthocobitis zonalternans | ||
| Acanthophthalmus javanicus | Javenese Loach | |
| Acantopsis choirorhynchus | Horse-Faced Loach, Long Nosed Loach | A. biaculeata, A. choerorhynchus, A. dialuzona, A. dialyzona, A. diazona |
| Acantopsis octoactinotos | Long-nosed Loach | |
| aff rostrata | Botia sp | |
| Annamia sp. | ||
| Balitora brucei | ||
| Barbucca sp. | NEW!! | |
| Beaufortia kweichowensis | Hillstream Loach, Chinese Hill Stream Loach, Chinese Butterfly Loach, Borneo sucker, Hong-kong Plec |
Beaufortia leverreti kweichowensis |
| Botia almorhae | Yo-Yo Loach, Pakistani Loach | Botia lohachata |
| Botia dario | Queen Loach | |
| Botia histrionica | Gold Zebra Loach | |
| Botia kubotai | Polka-Dot loach, Marble Loach, Cloud Botia, Angelicus Loach |
Botia Angelicus |
| Botia rostrata | Botia dayii, Botia geto | |
| Botia sp.(Tenasserim River, Eastern Burma) | Emperor Botia | |
| Botia striata | Striped Loach, Zebra Loach, Thin Line Loach | |
| Chromobotia macracanthus | Clown Loach | Botia macracanthus |
| Cobitis choii | Graceful Loach | |
| Cobitis granoei | Northern Loach | |
| Cobitis koreenis pumilis | Sandy Korean Loach | |
| Cobitis koreensis koreensis | Korean Loach | |
| Cobitis longica | ||
| Cobitis lutheri | Speckled Loach | |
| Cobitis rotundicaudata | Round-tail Loach | |
| Cobitis striata | Striped Loach | |
| Cobitis taenia taenia | Spined Loach | |
| Crossostoma lacustre | Tasseled-mouth loach | |
| Erromyzon sinensis | Protomyzon sinensis | |
| Formosiana tinkhami | ||
| Gastromyzon ctenocephalus | Spotted Hillstream Loach | Gastromyzon punctulatus |
| Gastromyzon danumensis | ||
| Gastromyzon lepidogaster | ||
| Gastromyzon ocellatus | Spiney-Headed Hillstream Loach | Gastromyzon ctenocephalus |
| Gastromyzon scitulus | ||
| Gastromyzon sp.(1) | ||
| Gastromyzon sp.(2) | ||
| Gastromyzon stellatus | Gastromyzon ridens | |
| Gastromyzon zebrinus | ||
| Glaniopsis multiradiata | ||
| Hemimyzon formosanum | ||
| Hemimyzon Sinensis | ||
| Homaloptera bilineata | ||
| Homaloptera cf.ogilviei | ||
| Homaloptera confuzona | ||
| Homaloptera gymnogaster | ||
| Homaloptera orthogoniata | Saddleback Loach, Orchid Loach, Gecko Loach, Lizard Loach | |
| Homaloptera smithi | Lizard Loach | |
| Homaloptera sp (Old entry features multiple species) | Lizard Loach | |
| Homaloptera stephensoni | ||
| Homaloptera tweediei | Lizard Loach | |
| Homaloptera yunnanensis | ||
| Homaloptera zollingeri (see also: Liniparhomaloptera disparis ) | ||
| Lefua costata | Rice Loach | |
| Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei | Giant Peppered Loach | |
| Lepidocephalichthys guntea | Peppered Loach | |
| Lepidocephalichthys hasselti | ||
| Lepidocephalichthys thermalis | ||
| Leptobotia | ||
| Leptobotia elongata | Royal Clown Loach | |
| Leptobotia guilinensis | ||
| Leptobotia hengyangensis | ||
| Leptobotia pellegrini | ||
| Leptobotia rubrilaris | ||
| Leptobotia sp.(#1) | ||
| Leptobotia taeniaps | ||
| Leptobotia tientaiensis | ||
| Liniparhomaloptera disparis | Broken Band Hillstream Loach | |
| Mesonemacheilus triangularis | Batik Loach | Neomacheilus triangularis |
| Mesonoemacheilus guentheri | ||
| Mesonoemacheilus triangularis | Batik Loach | |
| Micronemacheilus pulcher | Beautiful Hillstream / Mountain Loach | |
| Misgurnus anguillicaudatus | Weather Loach / Dojo Loach (1), Weather Loach / Dojo Loach (2) | |
| Misgurnus mizolepis | Chinese Weatherfish | |
| Nemacheilichthys ruppelli | Mongoose Loach | |
| Nemacheilus angorae | ||
| Nemacheilus barbatulus | Stone Loach | |
| Nemacheilus binotatus | ||
| Nemacheilus brandtii | ||
| Nemacheilus chrysolaimos | ||
| Nemacheilus corica | Polka Dotted Loach | |
| Nemacheilus elegantissimus | ||
| Nemacheilus fasciatus | ||
| Nemacheilus masyae | Checkerboard Sand Loach | |
| Nemacheilus notostigma | ||
| Nemacheilus olivaceus | ||
| Nemacheilus ornatus | ||
| Nemacheilus pallidus | ||
| Nemacheilus platiceps | ||
| Nemacheilus selangoricus | Kuiper's Loach | |
| Nemacheilus sp. | ||
| Nemacheilus toni | Siberian Stone Loach | |
| Nemacheilus troglocataractus | ||
| Neogastromyzon pauciradiatus | ||
| Neohomaloptera johorensis | ||
| Neonemachilus labeosus | ||
| Niwaella multifasciata | ||
| Noemacheilus Potanini | Green Threadfin Loach | |
| Noemacheilus scaturigina | Dahli Ring Loach | |
| Noemacheilus sp. | Panther Loach | |
| Pangio anguillaris | Eel Loach, Eel Kuhli/Coolie | |
| Pangio cuneovirgata | Khuli Loach | |
| Pangio doriae | ||
| Pangio fasciatus | Acanthophthalmus fasciatus | |
| Pangio javanicus | Black Kuhli | |
| Pangio kuhlii | Acanthophthalmus kuhlii | |
| Pangio mariarum | ||
| Pangio muraeniformis | ||
| Pangio myersi | Kuhli Loach, Kuhli Loach (albino) | Acanthophthalmus myersi |
| Pangio oblonga (was Pangio pangia) | ||
| Pangio pangia (now Pangio oblonga) | ||
| Pangio piperata | Brown Kuhli Loach? | |
| Pangio sp. | Panda Kuhli Loach | |
| Parabotia banarescui | ||
| Parabotia fasciata | ||
| Parabotia lijiangensis | ||
| Parabotia maculosa | ||
| Paramisgurnus dabryanus | ||
| Parhomaloptera microstoma | ||
| Protomyzon sp. | ||
| Protomyzon whiteheadi | ||
| Pseudogastromyzon cheni | Chinese Hillstream Loach | |
| Pseudogastromyzon fasciatus | Chinese Zebra Loach, Chinese Zebra Sucker | Psilorhynchus fasciatus, Pseudogastromyzon fasciatus jiulongjiangensis |
| Pseudogastromyzon myersi | ||
| Schistura (UNIDENTIFIED) species | Unidentified Schistura species | |
| Schistura balteata | ||
| Schistura beavani | ||
| Schistura cf. kohchangensis | Unidentified Schistura species | |
| Schistura deansmarti | ||
| Schistura finis | ||
| Schistura geisleri | ||
| Schistura jarutanini | ||
| Schistura kaysonei | ||
| Schistura kohchangensis | Ornate Tiger Sand Loach | |
| Schistura maepaiensis | ||
| Schistura mahnerti | Burmese Border Loach, Burmese-border sand loach, Red-tail sand loach | |
| Schistura menanensis | ||
| Schistura multifasciata | ||
| Schistura nicholsi | ||
| Schistura obeini | ||
| Schistura oedipus | ||
| Schistura poculi | ||
| Schistura pridii | ||
| Schistura reidi | ||
| Schistura robertsi | ||
| Schistura rupecula | ||
| Schistura savona | Half-Banded Loach | |
| Schistura scaturigina | Victory Loach | |
| Schistura sexcauda | ||
| Schistura similis | ||
| Schistura sp.(#1) | ||
| Schistura sp.(#2) | ||
| Schistura sp.(#3) | ||
| Schistura sp.(#4) | ||
| Schistura sp.(#5) | ||
| Schistura spiesi | ||
| Schistura spilota | ||
| Schistura subfusca | Red Tail Zebra Loach | |
| Schistura vinciguerrae | ||
| Schistura waltoni | ||
| Serpenticobitis cingulata | ||
| Sewellia lineolata | Reticulated Hillstream Loach | |
| Sewellia sp.'spotted' | ||
| Sinobotia longiveventralis | Botia longiventralis | |
| Sinobotia pulchra | Botia pulchra | |
| Sinobotia reversa | Botia reversa | |
| Sinobotia robusta | Botia robusta | |
| Sinobotia superciliaris | Golden Zebra Loach | Botia superciliaris |
| Sinogastromyzon puliensis | ||
| Sinogastromyzon wui | Chinese Butterfly Loach, Butterfly Hillstream Loach, Chinese Sucker | Sinogastromyzon intermedius, Sinogastromyzon sanhoensis |
| Somileptes gongota | Mooseface Loach | |
| Syncrossus beauforti | Beaufort's Loach, Chameleon loach | Botia beauforti, Botia Lucas bahi |
| Syncrossus berdmorei | Botia berdmorei | |
| Syncrossus helodes | Botia helodes | |
| Syncrossus hymenophysa | Tiger loach, Tiger Botia, Green Tiger Loach | Botia hymenophysa, Cobitis hymenophysa |
| Tuberoschistura arakanensis (TO BE VERIFIED) | Rosy Loach | |
| Vaillantella maassi | Fork-Tail Loach | |
| Vanmanenia hainanensis | ||
| Yasuhikotakia caudipunctata | Speckletail loach | Botia caudipunctata |
| Yasuhikotakia eos | Sun Loach | Botia eos |
| Yasuhikotakia lecontei | Botia lecontei | |
| Yasuhikotakia longidorsalis | Botia longidorsalis | |
| Yasuhikotakia modesta | Orange-Finned Loach, Red-Finned Loach, Blue Botia, Red Tailed Botia | Botia modesta, Botia pulchiprinnis |
| Yasuhikotakia morleti | Hora Loach, Skunk Botia | Botia morleti, Botia horae |
| Yasuhikotakia nigrolineata | Black Lined Loach | Botia nigrolineata |
| Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki | Dwarf Loach | Botia sidthimunki |
| Yasuhikotakia splendida | Botia splendida | |
| Yunnanilus brevis |
This list is a work in progress. All species descriptions are at Loaches Online. This is only an attempt to index the descriptions that are currently being rewritten.
last update 4 October 2006