Biology:Sinibotia

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Sinibotia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Botiidae
Genus: Sinibotia
P. W. Fang, 1936
Type species
Botia (Hymenophysa) superciliaris
Günther, 1892

Sinibotia is a genus of loaches found in rivers and streams of eastern Asia, specifically southeast China, Laos, Vietnam and east Thailand. There are currently six recognized species in this genus.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Sinibotia longiventralis (J. X. Yang & Y. R. Chen, 1992)
  • Sinibotia pulchra (H. W. Wu, 1939)
  • Sinibotia reevesae (H. W. Chang, 1944)
  • Sinibotia robusta (H. W. Wu, 1939)
  • Sinibotia superciliaris (Günther, 1892)
  • Sinibotia zebra (H. W. Wu, 1939)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Sinibotia in FishBase. December 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2554130 entry