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Botia lohachata in Nepal
Reticulate loach

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Botia lohachata   Chaudhuri, 1912
Family:	Cobitidae (Loaches) , subfamily: Botiinae			picture (Boloh_u2.jpg) by Janiczak, B.J.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Reticulate loach
Max. size:	11.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6351)
Environment:	demersal; pH range: 6 - 8; dH range: 5 - 12
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 30°C
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Biology:	Inhabits creeks with rocky and gravel bottoms (Ref. 12045). Oviparous (Ref. 205)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4832)
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Nepal country information
Common names:	Getu, Baghe, Painted loach		Ref:  Shrestha, T.K., 1990
Status:	native		Ref:  Shrestha, T.K., 1990
Salinity:	freshwater
Abundance:	scarce (very unlikely)		Ref:  Shrestha, T.K., 1990
Uses:	live export: ornamental
Comments:	Occurs in Janakpur, Kosi and Narayani zones at altitudes of 120-190 m (Ref. 9496); Trisuli, Bagmati and Rapti rivers, preferring rocky and gravel bed creeks (Ref. 57735). Used as ornamental fish by Buddhists (Ref. 12045). Also Ref. 4832, 6351.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/np.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Shrestha, J., 1994
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.

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