Fish Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Aborichthys barapensis		Asia	9.7 SL	2021
Aborichthys boutanensis		Asia	10.5 SL	1842
Aborichthys cataracta		Asia	9.3 SL	2014
Aborichthys elongatus		Asia	7.4 SL	1921
Aborichthys garoensis		Asia	9.0 SL	1925
Aborichthys kailashi		Asia	11.3 SL	2019
Aborichthys kempi		Asia	8.1 SL	1913
Aborichthys palinensis		Asia	10.2 SL	2021
Aborichthys pangensis		Asia	6.2 SL	2019
Aborichthys tikaderi		Asia	10.9 SL	1985
Aborichthys verticauda		Asia	7.8 SL	2014
Aborichthys waikhomi		Asia	6.8 SL	2012
Acanthocobitis botia	Mottled loach	Asia	14.9 TL	1822
Acanthocobitis mooreh		Asia	4.4 SL	1839
Acanthocobitis pavonacea		Asia	8 SL	1839
Acanthocobitis pictilis		Asia		2012
Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis		Asia	10 NG	1860
Acanthocobitis urophthalmus	Banded mountain loach	Asia	4 TL	1868
Afronemacheilus abyssinicus		Africa	5.1 SL	1902
Afronemacheilus kaffa		Africa	5.5 SL	2013
Barbatula altayensis		Asia		1992
Barbatula barbatula	Stone loach	Eurasia	21 TL	1758
Barbatula bergamensis		Asia	5.4 SL	2007
Barbatula compressirostris		Asia	17.2 SL	1897
Barbatula dgebuadzei		Asia	14.1 SL	2003
Barbatula emuensis		Asia	12.3 SL	2019
Barbatula farsica		Asia	7.1 TL	1998
Barbatula gibba		Asia	7.6 SL	2012
Barbatula golubtsovi		Asia	13.3 SL	2003
Barbatula liaoyangensis		Asia	8.9 SL	2019
Barbatula linjiangensis		Asia	9.2 SL	2019
Barbatula markakulensis		Asia	8.5 SL	1939
Barbatula nuda		Asia	22 TL	1864
Barbatula potaninorum		Asia	10.5 SL	2007
Barbatula quignardi		Europe	7 SL	1967
Barbatula restricta		Europe	11.5 SL	2015
Barbatula sawadai		Asia	15 SL	2007
Barbatula sturanyi		Europe	10 SL	1892
Barbatula tomiana		Asia	13.4 SL	1920
Barbatula toni		Asia	19.8 TL	1869
Barbatula zetensis		Europe	6.6 SL	2000
Barbatula zhangwuensis		Asia	9.7 SL	2019
Claea dabryi		Asia	9.9 SL	1874
Draconectes narinosus		Asia		2012
Dzihunia amudarjensis	Bukhara stone loach	Asia	16 TL	1929
Dzihunia ilan		Asia		1936
Dzihunia turdakovi		Asia	6.8 SL	2003
Eidinemacheilus proudlovei		Asia	5.4 SL	2016
Eidinemacheilus smithi	Blind loach	Asia	5.5 TL	1976
Hedinichthys grummorum		Asia	4 SL	2010
Hedinichthys macropterus		Asia	26.5 SL	1888
Hedinichthys yarkandensis	Kashgarian loach	Asia	30 TL	1877
Heminoemacheilus hyalinus		Asia		1996
Heminoemacheilus zhengbaoshani		Asia	7.6 SL	1987
Homatula acuticephala		Asia	12.0 SL	1993
Homatula anguillioides		Asia	13.5 SL	1985
Homatula anteridorsalis		Asia	14.1 SL	2019
Homatula berezowskii		Asia	13.7 SL	1896
Homatula change		Asia, China.	10.8 SL	2015
Homatula cryptoclathrata		Asia	13.8 SL	2019
Homatula disparizona		Asia	7.8 SL	2013
Homatula erhaiensis		Asia	8.7 SL	1988
Homatula guanheensis		Asia	10.9 SL	2021
Homatula laxiclathra		Asia	13.7 SL	2012
Homatula longidorsalis		Asia	9.0 SL	1994
Homatula nanpanjiangensis		Asia	9.1 SL	2010
Homatula nigra		Asia	10.9 SL	2019
Homatula oligolepis		Asia	17.1 SL	1989
Homatula potanini		Asia	13.3 SL	1896
Homatula pycnolepis		Asia	13.7 SL	2010
Homatula robusta		Asia	8.3 SL	2022
Homatula variegata		Asia	21 TL	1874
Homatula wenshanensis		Asia	11.1 SL	2017
Homatula wujiangensis		Asia		1990
Homatula wuliangensis		Asia	19.1 SL	2012
Indoreonectes evezardi		Asia	3.8 SL	1872
Iskandaria kuschakewitschi	Kuschakewitsch loach	Asia.	14.6 TL	1890
Lefua costata	Eightbarbel loach	Asia	9.8 TL	1876
Lefua echigonia		Asia	7.1 SL	1907
Lefua nikkonis		Asia	8 TL	1903
Lefua pleskei		Asia		1888
Lefua sayu		Asia		1936
Lefua torrentis		Asia	5.7 SL	2018
Malihkaia aligera		Asia	7.7 SL	2017
Mesonoemacheilus herrei		Asia		1982
Mesonoemacheilus pambarensis		Asia		1994
Mesonoemacheilus remadeviae		Asia	5.9 SL	2002
Micronemacheilus zispi		Asia	7.0 SL	2004
Nemacheilus anguilla		Asia	5 SL	1919
Nemacheilus arenicolus		Asia	6.9 SL	1998
Nemacheilus banar		Asia	8.0 SL	2001
Nemacheilus binotatus		Asia	6 TL	1933
Nemacheilus chrysolaimos		Asia	5 SL	1846
Nemacheilus cleopatra		Asia	8.0 SL	2001
Nemacheilus corica		Asia	4.2 SL	1822
Nemacheilus doonensis		Asia	3.2 SL	1977
Nemacheilus drassensis		Asia		1990
Nemacheilus elegantissimus		Asia	5.3 SL	1992
Nemacheilus fasciatus	Barred loach	Asia	7.4 SL	1846
Nemacheilus guentheri		Asia	5.6 SL	1867
Nemacheilus huapingensis		Asia		1992
Nemacheilus inglisi		Asia		1935
Nemacheilus jaklesii		Asia		1852
Nemacheilus kaimurensis		Asia		1998
Nemacheilus kapuasensis		Asia	71 SL	1984
Nemacheilus keralensis		Asia	5.3 SL	1978
Nemacheilus lactogeneus		Asia	5.5 SL	1989
Nemacheilus longipectoralis		Asia	3.7 SL	1905
Nemacheilus longipinnis		Asia	5.1 SL	1922
Nemacheilus longistriatus		Asia	12.5 SL	1990
Nemacheilus lunanensis		Asia.		1987
Nemacheilus marang		Asia		2010
Nemacheilus masyae	Arrow loach	Asia	13.5 SL	1933
Nemacheilus menoni		Asia		1999
Nemacheilus monilis		Asia	4.8 SL	1921
Nemacheilus olivaceus		Asia	6.7 SL	1894
Nemacheilus ornatus		Asia	4.1 SL	1990
Nemacheilus oxianus	Amu-Darya stone loach	Former USSR.	6.5 TL	1877
Nemacheilus pallidus		Asia	14 SL	1990
Nemacheilus papillos		Asia		2009
Nemacheilus paucimaculatus		Asia	6.2 SL	2011
Nemacheilus periyarensis		Asia		2005
Nemacheilus petrubanarescui		Asia	3.5 SL	1984
Nemacheilus pfeifferae		Asia	6 SL	1853
Nemacheilus platiceps		Asia	6.1 SL	1990
Nemacheilus pulchellus		Asia	4.6 SL	1873
Nemacheilus rueppelli		Asia	7.4 SL	1839
Nemacheilus saravacensis		Asia	3.8 SL	1894
Nemacheilus selangoricus	Grey-banded loach	Asia	5.9 SL	1904
Nemacheilus shehensis		Asia		1990
Nemacheilus shuangjiangensis		Asia		1985
Nemacheilus singhi		Asia	3.6 SL	1987
Nemacheilus spiniferus		Asia	5.5 SL	1984
Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus		Asia	3.8 SL	2009
Nemacheilus subfusca		Asia	7.4 SL	1839
Nemacheilus tebo		Asia	5.6 SL	2009
Nemacheilus triangularis		Asia	5.8 SL	1865
Nemacheilus troglocataractus	Blind cave loach	Asia	6.8 SL	1989
Nemacheilus tuberigum		Asia	5.3 SL	2001
Nemacheilus yingjiangensis		Asia		1982
Nemachilichthys shimogensis		Asia		1920
Neonoemacheilus assamensis		Asia	4.3 SL	1987
Neonoemacheilus labeosus		Asia	10 NG	1982
Neonoemacheilus mengdingensis		Asia		1989
Neonoemacheilus morehensis		Asia		2000
Neonoemacheilus peguensis		Asia	5.5 SL	1929
Oreonectes acridorsalis		Asia	4.8 SL	2013
Oreonectes anophthalmus		Asia	3.7 SL	1981
Oreonectes barbatus		Asia	5.7 SL	2013
Oreonectes donglanensis		Asia	4.5 SL	2013
Oreonectes duanensis		Asia	7.7 SL	2013
Oreonectes elongatus		Asia	7.8 SL	2012
Oreonectes furcocaudalis		Asia	5.9 SL	1987
Oreonectes guananensis		Asia		2011
Oreonectes luochengensis		Asia		2011
Oreonectes macrolepis		Asia	7.6 SL	2009
Oreonectes microphthalmus		Asia	4.7 SL	2008
Oreonectes platycephalus	Flat-headed loach	Asia	10 TL	1868
Oreonectes polystigmus		Asia	5.8 SL	2008
Oreonectes retrodorsalis		Asia	3.8 SL	1995
Oreonectes translucens		Asia	4.6 SL	2006
Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus	Burdur loach	Asia	8.2 TL	2008
Oxynoemacheilus angorae	Angora loach	Asia	8.9 TL	1897
Oxynoemacheilus araxensis	Aras loach	Asia	7.1 SL	1978
Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma	Two spot loach	Asia	7.3 TL	1847
Oxynoemacheilus arsaniasus		Asia	9.7 SL	2019
Oxynoemacheilus atili	Lake Beysehir loach	Asia	8.3 TL	2012
Oxynoemacheilus banarescui		Asia	7.8 TL	1982
Oxynoemacheilus bergi		Asia	7.3 SL	1907
Oxynoemacheilus bergianus		Asia	8.4 TL	1934
Oxynoemacheilus brandtii	Kura loach	Asia	7.8 TL	1877
Oxynoemacheilus bureschi	Bulgarian stone loach	Europe	8.5 TL	1928
Oxynoemacheilus cemali		Eurasia	8.2 SL	2019
Oxynoemacheilus ceyhanensis	Elbistan loach	Asia	8.8 TL	2007
Oxynoemacheilus chomanicus		Asia	6.7 SL	2014
Oxynoemacheilus ciceki		Asai	7.5 TL	2017
Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus		Asia	9.9 TL	2020
Oxynoemacheilus cinicus		Asia	5.9 SL	2007
Oxynoemacheilus cyri	Göle loach	Asia	8.6 TL	1910
Oxynoemacheilus elsae		Asia	5.3 SL	2018
Oxynoemacheilus ercisianus	Van loach	Asia	7.7 TL	1986
Oxynoemacheilus erdali		Asia	4.7 SL	2007
Oxynoemacheilus eregliensis		Asia	10.3 TL	1978
Oxynoemacheilus euphraticus		Asia	9.3 TL	1964
Oxynoemacheilus evreni	Ceyhan sportive loach	Asia	9.4 TL	2007
Oxynoemacheilus frenatus	Banded Tigris loach	Asia	8 TL	1843
Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus		Eurasia	5.7 SL	1864
Oxynoemacheilus germencicus	Carian loach	Asia	7.8 TL	2007
Oxynoemacheilus gyndes		Asia	5.7 SL	2017
Oxynoemacheilus hamwii		Asia	8.4 TL	1991
Oxynoemacheilus hanae		Asia	6.1 SL	2017
Oxynoemacheilus hazarensis		Asia	7.2 TL	2017
Oxynoemacheilus insignis	Syrian loach	Asia	12 TL	1843
Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki	Melid loach	Asia	7.5 TL	2008
Oxynoemacheilus kentritensis		Asia	7.9 SL	2017
Oxynoemacheilus kermanshahensis		Asia	8.4 TL	1966
Oxynoemacheilus kiabii		Asia	7.2 TL	2011
Oxynoemacheilus kosswigi	Paphlagonian loach	Asia	8.3 SL	1986
Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus		Asia	6.9 SL	2014
Oxynoemacheilus lenkoranensis		Asia		1962
Oxynoemacheilus leontinae		Eurasia		1883
Oxynoemacheilus longipinnis		Asia	4.1 SL	2005
Oxynoemacheilus mediterraneus	Pamphylian loach	Asia	7.6 TL	2007
Oxynoemacheilus merga	Krynicki's loach	Eurasia	10 SL	1840
Oxynoemacheilus mesudae	Isiki loach	Asia	8.9 TL	2012
Oxynoemacheilus muefiti		Asia	7 SL	2019
Oxynoemacheilus namiri	Levantine loach	Asia	8.7 TL	1991
Oxynoemacheilus panthera		Asia	8 TL	1843
Oxynoemacheilus parvinae		Asia	6.4 SL	2016
Oxynoemacheilus paucilepis	Mancilik dwarf loach	Asia	7 SL	2007
Oxynoemacheilus persa		Asia	14 SL	1847
Oxynoemacheilus phasicus		Asia	7.7 SL
Oxynoemacheilus phoxinoides	Iznik loach	Asia	5.3 SL	2007
Oxynoemacheilus pindus		Europe	7.5 TL	2005
Oxynoemacheilus samanticus	Kizilirmak sportive loach	Asia	8.6 TL	1978
Oxynoemacheilus seyhanensis	Samanti loach	Asia	9.1 TL	1968
Oxynoemacheilus seyhanicola		Asia	9.5 TL	2007
Oxynoemacheilus shehabi		Asia
Oxynoemacheilus simavicus	Simav loach	Asia	8 TL	1978
Oxynoemacheilus theophilii		Europe	7.7 TL	2006
Oxynoemacheilus tigris	Tigris loach	Asia	8.4 TL	1843
Oxynoemacheilus tongiorgii		Asia	7.3 TL	1998
Oxynoemacheilus veyseli		Asia	9.9 SL	2018
Oxynoemacheilus zagrosensis		Asia	6.1 SL	2014
Oxynoemacheilus zarzianus		Asia	7.5 SL	2017
Paracanthocobitis abutwebi		Asia	5.3 SL	2015
Paracanthocobitis adelaideae		Asia	5.1 SL	2015
Paracanthocobitis canicula		Asia	6.3 SL	2015
Paracanthocobitis linypha		Asia	4.3 SL	2015
Paracanthocobitis maekhlongensis		Asia	7.5 SL	2015
Paracanthocobitis mandalayensis		Asia	8.8 SL	1948
Paracanthocobitis marmorata	Marmorated zipper loach	Asia	3.4 SL	2017
Paracanthocobitis nigrolineata	Blacklined zipper loach	Asia	4.2 SL	2017
Paracanthocobitis phuketensis		Asia	3.3 SL	1957
Paracanthocobitis triangula	Wedged zipper loach	Asia	2.9 SL	2017
Paracanthocobitis zonalternans		Asia	12.2 TL	1860
Paracobitis abrishamchiani		Asia	11 SL	2019
Paracobitis atrakensis	Atrak crested loach	Asia	13.1 TL	2014
Paracobitis basharensis		Asia	6.1 SL	2014
Paracobitis ghazniensis		Asia		1966
Paracobitis hagiangensis		Asia		2005
Paracobitis hircanica	Hircan crested loach	Asia	10.5 TL	2015
Paracobitis longicauda	Eastern crested loach	Asia.	20 TL	1872
Paracobitis malapterura	Western crested loach	Asia	12.6 SL	1846
Paracobitis maolanensis		Asia	5.7 TL	2006
Paracobitis molavii		Asia	7.3 TL	2014
Paracobitis persa		Asia	8.1 SL	2014
Paracobitis phongthoensis		Asia		2005
Paracobitis posterodorsalus		Asia	5.3 SL	2006
Paracobitis rhadinaea		Asia	23.6 SL	1906
Paracobitis salihae		Asia	6.6 SL	2020
Paracobitis vignai		Asia	14.2 TL	1998
Paracobitis zabgawraensis		Asia	8.5 SL	2014
Paranemachilus genilepis		Asia	7 SL	1983
Paranemachilus pingguoensis		Asia	8.8 SL	2013
Paraschistura abdolii		Asia	6.6 SL	2015
Paraschistura alepidota		Asia		1970
Paraschistura alta		Asia	4.3 SL	1998
Paraschistura aredvii		Asia	5.6 SL	2015
Paraschistura bampurensis		Asia	6.7 TL	1900
Paraschistura chrysicristinae	Batman loach	Asia	3.6 SL	1998
Paraschistura cristata	Turkmenian crested loach	Asia	9.3 TL	1898
Paraschistura delvarii	Delvari's loach	Asia	4.2 SL	2015
Paraschistura hormuzensis		Asia	5.2 SL	2015
Paraschistura ilamensis		Asia	5.0 SL	2015
Paraschistura kessleri	Kessler's loach	Asia	5.9 TL	1889
Paraschistura lepidocaulis		Asia		1981
Paraschistura lindbergi		Asia	5.8 SL	1965
Paraschistura microlabra		Asia		1981
Paraschistura montana		Asia	12.1 TL	1838
Paraschistura naseeri		Asia		1963
Paraschistura naumanni		Asia	5.1 SL	2015
Paraschistura nielseni		Asia	5.2 SL	1998
Paraschistura pasatigris		Asia	4.5 SL	2015
Paraschistura prashari		Asia	4.5 SL	1933
Paraschistura punjabensis		Asia	8 SL	1923
Paraschistura susiani		Asia	4.4 SL	2015
Paraschistura turcmenica		Asia	5.1 TL	1932
Physoschistura absumbra		Asia	4.4 SL	2017
Physoschistura brunneana		Asia	4.5 SL	1918
Physoschistura chindwinensis		Asia	4.5 SL	2012
Physoschistura chulabhornae		Asia	4.0 SL	2013
Physoschistura dikrongensis		Asia	5.2 SL	2012
Physoschistura elongata		Asia	5 TL	1982
Physoschistura pseudobrunneana		Asia	10 NG	1990
Physoschistura raoi		Asia	3.4 SL	1929
Physoschistura rivulicola		Asia	5.1 SL	1929
Physoschistura shanensis		Asia	5.2 SL	1929
Physoschistura tigrinum		Asia	7.4 SL	2012
Physoschistura tuivaiensis		Asia	4.6 SL	2012
Physoschistura yunnaniloides		Asia		2011
Protonemacheilus longipectoralis		Asia		1990
Pteronemacheilus lucidorsum		Asia	5.3 SL	2011
Pteronemacheilus meridionalis		Asia	6.3 SL	1982
Schistura acuticephala		Asia	4 TL	1929
Schistura afasciata		Asia		1981
Schistura aizawlensis		Asia	4.9 SL	2012
Schistura albirostris		Asia	4.2 SL	2012
Schistura albisella		Asia	4.4 SL	2017
Schistura alticrista		Asia	7.1 SL	1990
Schistura altipedunculata		Asia		1968
Schistura amplizona		Asia	9.1 SL	2000
Schistura anambarensis		Asia		1970
Schistura andrewi		Asia	5.1 SL	2014
Schistura antennata		Asia	7.4 SL	2001
Schistura aramis		Asia	7.1 SL	2000
Schistura arifi		Asia	6.7 SL	1981
Schistura athos		Asia	9 SL	2000
Schistura atra		Asia	5.1 SL	1998
Schistura aurantiaca		Asia	4.1 SL	2011
Schistura bachmaensis		Asia	5.7 SL	2001
Schistura bairdi		Asia	3.2 SL	2000
Schistura balteata		Asia	5.4 SL	1948
Schistura baluchiorum		Asia	4.5 SL	1912
Schistura bannaensis		Asia	4.3 SL	2005
Schistura beavani	Creek loach	Asia	10.2 TL	1868
Schistura bella		Asia	3.9 SL	1990
Schistura bhimachari		Asia		1937
Schistura bolavenensis		Asia	8.8 SL	2000
Schistura breviceps		Asia	6.9 SL	1945
Schistura bucculenta		Asia	10.4 SL	1945
Schistura callichroma		Asia		1985
Schistura callidora		Asia	4.2 SL	2011
Schistura carbonaria		Asia	7.2 SL	2001
Schistura carletoni		Asia	3.2 SL	1924
Schistura cataracta		Asia	6.7 SL	1998
Schistura caudofurca		Asia	8.1 SL	1978
Schistura chapaensis		Asia		1944
Schistura chindwinica		Asia	6.5 SL	1990
Schistura cincticauda		Asia	5 SL	1860
Schistura clatrata		Asia	6.6 SL	2000
Schistura colossa		Asia	9.8 SL	2017
Schistura conirostris		Asia		1982
Schistura coruscans		Asia	6.6 SL	2000
Schistura crabro		Asia	3 SL	2000
Schistura crassa		Asia	5.7 SL	2017
Schistura cryptofasciata		Asia	9.3 SL	2005
Schistura curtistigma		Asia		1981
Schistura dalatensis		Asia	8.7 SL	2001
Schistura daubentoni		Asia	3.5 SL	1990
Schistura dayi		Asia	7.4 SL	1935
Schistura deansmarti		Asia	10.5 SL	2003
Schistura defectiva		Asia	4.9 SL	2000
Schistura deignani		Asia		1945
Schistura denisoni		Asia	5 SL	1867
Schistura desmotes		Asia	6.7 SL	1934
Schistura devdevi		Asia	4 SL	1935
Schistura diminuta		Asia	2.0 SL	2011
Schistura disparizona		Asia	9.6 SL	2005
Schistura dorsizona		Asia	4.3 SL	1998
Schistura dubia		Asia	9.3 SL	1990
Schistura ephelis		Asia	8.2 SL	2000
Schistura epixenos		Asia	6.0 SL	2017
Schistura fasciata		Asia	7.2 TL	2011
Schistura fascimaculata		Asia	8.6 TL	1981
Schistura fasciolata		Asia	12 TL	1927
Schistura finis		Asia	9 SL	2000
Schistura fowleriana		Asia.		1945
Schistura fusinotata		Asia	4.3 SL	2000
Schistura gangetica		Asia	8.2 SL	1987
Schistura geisleri		Asia	3.2 SL	1990
Schistura globiceps		Asia	5.3 SL	2000
Schistura greenei		Asia	4.5 SL	2017
Schistura harnaiensis		Asia		1969
Schistura himachalensis		Asia	4 TL	1987
Schistura hingi		Asia	9.7 SL	1934
Schistura hiranyakeshi		Asia	3.5 SL	2020
Schistura hoai		Asia		2005
Schistura horai		Asia	5.2 SL	1952
Schistura humilis		Asia.		1932
Schistura huongensis		Asia	6.3 SL	2001
Schistura hypsiura		Asia	7.3 SL	2014
Schistura imitator		Asia	4.5 SL	2000
Schistura implicata		Asia	8.7 SL	2000
Schistura incerta		Asia	14.3 TL	1931
Schistura indawgyiana		Asia		2017
Schistura irregularis		Asia	8.6 SL	2000
Schistura isostigma		Asia	2.6 SL	1998
Schistura jarutanini		Asia	6.7 SL	1990
Schistura kampucheensis		Asia	5.6 SL	2016
Schistura kangjupkhulensis		Asia	7.2 TL	1921
Schistura kaysonei		Asia		2002
Schistura kengtungensis		Asia	11 SL	1936
Schistura khamtanhi		Asia	6.1 SL	2000
Schistura khugae		Asia	9.2 TL	2004
Schistura kloetzliae		Asia	5 SL	2000
Schistura klydonion		Asia	7.6 SL	2017
Schistura kodaguensis		Asia	3.6 SL	1987
Schistura kohatensis		Asia	2.7 SL	1981
Schistura kohchangensis		Asia	7.5 SL	1933
Schistura koladynensis		Asia	7.6 SL	2012
Schistura kongphengi		Asia	9.1 SL	1998
Schistura kontumensis		Asia	5.5 SL	2001
Schistura laterimaculata		Asia	5.5 SL	1990
Schistura latidens		Asia	5.8 SL	2000
Schistura latifasciata		Asia		1985
Schistura leukensis		Asia	5.8 SL	2000
Schistura lingyunensis		Asia	6.2 SL	1997
Schistura liyaiensis		Asia	4.2 SL	2014
Schistura longa		Asia		1982
Schistura machensis		Asia	3.6 SL	1970
Schistura macrocephalus		Asia	8.4 SL	2000
Schistura macrolepis		Asia		1981
Schistura macrotaenia		Asia		1990
Schistura maculiceps		Asia	11.6 SL	1989
Schistura maculosa		Asia	7.6 SL	2013
Schistura madhavai	Madhava’s stream loach	Asia	5.5 SL	2017
Schistura maejotigrina		Asia	5.3 SL	2012
Schistura maepaiensis		Asia	5.2 SL	1990
Schistura magnifluvis		Asia	8.5 SL	1990
Schistura mahnerti		Asia	6.4 SL	1990
Schistura malaisei		Asia	4.6 SL	1990
Schistura manipurensis		Asia	8.4 TL	1912
Schistura megalodon		Asia	4.2 SL	2014
Schistura melarancia		Asia	9.6 SL	2000
Schistura menanensis		Asia	5.9 SL	1945
Schistura minuta		Asia	4.3 TL	2006
Schistura mizoramensis		Asia	5.6 SL	2014
Schistura mobbsi		Asia		2012
Schistura moeiensis		Asia	5.3 SL	1990
Schistura mukambbikaensis		Asia		1987
Schistura multifasciata		Asia	9.8 SL	1878
Schistura musa		Asia	4.2 SL	2017
Schistura myrmekia		Asia	46.5 SL	1935
Schistura nagaensis		Asia	5.9 SL	1987
Schistura nagodiensis		Asia	2.8 SL	2006
Schistura nalbanti		Asia	8.1 TL	1972
Schistura namboensis		Asia	7.4 SL	2001
Schistura nandingensis		Asia		1985
Schistura nasifilis		Asia	9.7 SL	1936
Schistura nebeshwari		Asia	5.5 SL	2013
Schistura nicholsi		Asia	7.4 SL	1933
Schistura nilgiriensis		Asia	5.1 SL	1987
Schistura niulanjiangensis		Asia		2006
Schistura nomi		Asia	4.8 SL	2000
Schistura notostigma	Spotback loach	Asia	6.3 SL	1863
Schistura novemradiata		Asia	5.7 SL	2000
Schistura nubigena		Asia	3.9 SL	2017
Schistura nudidorsum		Asia	7.5 SL	1998
Schistura obeini		Asia	10.5 SL	1998
Schistura obliquofascia		Asia	14.0 TL	2012
Schistura oedipus		Asia	5.4 SL	1988
Schistura orthocauda		Asia		1978
Schistura pakistanica		Asia	8.2 SL	1969
Schistura pantherina		Asia	6.0 SL	2012
Schistura papulifera		Asia	4.9 SL	2007
Schistura paraxena		Asia	7.0 SL	2017
Schistura paucicincta		Asia	5 NG	1990
Schistura paucifasciata		Asia	4.5 SL	1929
Schistura paucireticulata		Asia	6.1 SL	2013
Schistura pawensis		Asia	3.1 SL	2013
Schistura personata		Asia	6.1 SL	2000
Schistura pertica		Asia	6.6 SL	2000
Schistura pervagata		Asia	8.0 SL	2000
Schistura phamhringi		Asia	6.1 SL	2014
Schistura poculi		Asia	5.9 SL	1945
Schistura polytaenia		Asia	6.6 SL	1982
Schistura porocephala		Asia	6.0 SL	2013
Schistura porthos		Asia	8.6 SL	2000
Schistura prashadi		Asia	6.5 SL	1921
Schistura pridii		Asia	3.8 SL	2003
Schistura procera		Asia	8.9 SL	2000
Schistura prolixifasciata		Asia		2012
Schistura pseudofasciolata		Asia	7.4 SL	1993
Schistura psittacula		Asia	6.4 SL	2001
Schistura pumatensis		Asia		2007
Schistura punctatus		Asia		2005
Schistura puncticeps		Asia	5.7 SL	2013
Schistura punctifasciata		Asia	3.3 SL	1998
Schistura quaesita		Asia	5.4 SL	2000
Schistura quasimodo		Asia	4.9 SL	2000
Schistura rara		Asia		1987
Schistura reidi		Asia	8.9 SL	1945
Schistura rendahli		Asia		1968
Schistura reticulata		Asia	9.9 TL	2004
Schistura reticulofasciata		Asia	6.1 TL	1982
Schistura rikiki		Asia	2.5 SL	2000
Schistura robertsi		Asia	5.6 SL	1990
Schistura rosammae		Asia		2009
Schistura rubrimaculata		Asia	4.2 TL	2013
Schistura rupecula		Asia	8.5 TL	1838
Schistura russa		Asia	5 SL	2000
Schistura savona		Asia	4 SL	1822
Schistura scaturigina		Asia	10 TL	1839
Schistura schultzi		Asia	9.3 SL	1945
Schistura scripta		Asia	4.3 SL	2018
Schistura scyphovecteta		Asia	3.9 SL	2013
Schistura semiarmata		Asia	5.6 SL	1867
Schistura sertata		Asia	5.3 SL	2000
Schistura sexcauda		Asia	5.1 SL	1937
Schistura sexnubes		Asia	4.8 SL	2014
Schistura shadiwalensis		Asia		1981
Schistura sharavathiensis		Asia	2.9 SL	2006
Schistura shuensis		Asia	3.9 SL	2014
Schistura sigillata		Asia	4.6 SL	2000
Schistura sijuensis		Asia	5.1 SL	1987
Schistura sikmaiensis		Asia	7.8 SL	1921
Schistura similis		Asia	6.8 SL	1990
Schistura sirindhornae	Crown Scaly Stream Loach	Asia	7.9 SL	2015
Schistura sokolovi		Asia	9.5 SL	2001
Schistura sombooni		Asia	6.5 SL	1998
Schistura sonlaensis		Asia	6.4 SL	2010
Schistura spekuli		Asia	5.7 SL	2004
Schistura spiesi		Asia	11.9 SL	2003
Schistura spiloptera		Asia	5.2 SL	1846
Schistura spilota		Asia	8.8 SL	1934
Schistura striata		Asia	5 SL	1867
Schistura suber		Asia	3.0 SL	2000
Schistura susannae		Asia	5.2 SL	2001
Schistura tenebrosa		Asia	4.6 SL	2012
Schistura tenura		Asia	4.7 SL	2000
Schistura thanho		Asia	8.3 SL	2001
Schistura thavonei		Asia	4.8 SL	2017
Schistura tigrina		Asia	9.4 SL	2005
Schistura tirapensis		Asia	5.6 SL	1990
Schistura tizardi		Asia	4.9 SL	2000
Schistura trilineata		Asia	3.8 SL	2010
Schistura tubulinaris		Asia	6.1 SL	1998
Schistura udomritthiruji		Asia	4.8 SL	2010
Schistura vinciguerrae		Asia	8 NG	1935
Schistura waltoni		Asia	7.8 SL	1937
Schistura wanlainensis		Asia	9.2 SL	2017
Schistura xhatensis		Asia	3.9 SL	2000
Schistura yersini		Asia	6.5 SL	2001
Schistura zonata		Asia		1839
Sectoria atriceps		Asia	4.3 SL	1945
Sectoria heterognathos		Asia	10 SL	1999
Seminemacheilus dursunavsari		Europe	7.6 SL	2020
Seminemacheilus ispartensis	Southern pond loach	Asia	8.3 SL	2007
Seminemacheilus lendlii	Anatolian loach	Asia	9 TL	1925
Speonectes tiomanensis		Asia	5.8 SL	1990
Sphaerophysa dianchiensis		Asia		1988
Sundoreonectes obesus		Asia	10 TL	1902
Sundoreonectes sabanus		Asia		1990
Traccatichthys bacmeensis		Asia		2005
Traccatichthys pulcher		Asia	12 TL	1927
Traccatichthys taeniatus		Asia	10.5 SL	1936
Traccatichthys tuberculum		Asia	8.8 SL	2012
Triplophysa alexandrae		Asia		2001
Triplophysa aliensis		Asia	10.4 SL	1979
Triplophysa alticeps		Asia	9 TL	1888
Triplophysa altipinnis		Asia		2003
Triplophysa aluensis		Asia	8.3 SL	2000
Triplophysa angeli		Asia	12.9 SL	1941
Triplophysa anterodorsalis		Asia	9 TL	1989
Triplophysa aquaecaeruleae		Asia		2001
Triplophysa arnoldii		Asia	7 SL	2006
Triplophysa bashanensis		Asia	10.7 SL	2009
Triplophysa bleekeri		Asia	13.1 SL	1874
Triplophysa bombifrons		Asia	22.5 TL	1888
Triplophysa brachyptera		Asia	13.7 SL	1888
Triplophysa brahui		Asia		1912
Triplophysa brevibarba		Asia		1993
Triplophysa brevicauda		Asia	8.3 SL	1888
Triplophysa cakaensis		Asia	6.8 SL	1988
Triplophysa chandagaitensis		Asia		2002
Triplophysa chondrostoma		Asia	7.7 SL	1888
Triplophysa choprai		Asia.	14 TL	1934
Triplophysa coniptera		Europe and Former USSR		1954
Triplophysa crassicauda		Asia	10.4 SL	1888
Triplophysa crassilabris		Asia		1994
Triplophysa cuneicephala		Asia		1931
Triplophysa dalaica		Asia		1876
Triplophysa daochengensis		Asia	9.8 SL	2016
Triplophysa daqiaoensis		Asia	14.5 TL	1993
Triplophysa daryoae		Asia		2022
Triplophysa dongganensis		Asia	10.6 SL	2013
Triplophysa dorsalis	Gray loach	Former USSR (Ref. 1441).	13 TL	1872
Triplophysa edsinica		Asia.		2003
Triplophysa eugeniae		Asia		2002
Triplophysa farwelli		Asia		1935
Triplophysa fengshanensis		Asia	7.8 SL	2013
Triplophysa flavicorpus		Asia	10.4 SL	2004
Triplophysa furva		Asia		1992
Triplophysa fuxianensis		Asia	8.4 SL	1990
Triplophysa gejiuensis		Asia	5.2 SL	1979
Triplophysa gerzeensis		Asia		1988
Triplophysa gracilis		Asia	11 SL	1877
Triplophysa grahami		Asia	9.1 SL	1906
Triplophysa griffithii		Asia	8.3 TL	1868
Triplophysa gundriseri		Asia		2002
Triplophysa hazaraensis		Asia		1975
Triplophysa herzensteini		Asia	9.5 SL	1909
Triplophysa hexiensis		Asia		1988
Triplophysa heyangensis		Asia		1992
Triplophysa hialmari		Asia		2001
Triplophysa hsutschouensis		Asia	7.4 SL	1933
Triplophysa huanjiangensis		Asia	12.4 SL	2011
Triplophysa huapingensis		Asia	6.3 SL	2012
Triplophysa hutjertjuensis		Asia		1933
Triplophysa incipiens		Asia		1888
Triplophysa intermedia		Asia		1876
Triplophysa jianchuanensis	Jianchuan stone loach	Asia	4.5 SL	2010
Triplophysa jiarongensis		Asia	6.4 TL	2012
Triplophysa kafirnigani		Asia		1948
Triplophysa kashmirensis		Asia	14.6 TL	1922
Triplophysa kaznakowi		Asia	12.7 SL	2004
Triplophysa kullmanni		Asia		1975
Triplophysa kungessana		Asia		1879
Triplophysa labiata	Plain thicklip loach	Former USSR	23 TL	1874
Triplophysa lacusnigri		Asia		1928
Triplophysa lacustris		Asia	5.6 SL	1990
Triplophysa ladacensis		Asia	10.5 SL	1868
Triplophysa langpingensis		Asia	7.5 SL	2013
Triplophysa laterimaculata		Asia		2007
Triplophysa laticeps		Asia	5.3 TL	1997
Triplophysa leptosoma		Asia	14.4 SL	1888
Triplophysa lihuensis		Asia	6.2 SL	2012
Triplophysa lixianensis		Asia	15.0 SL	2008
Triplophysa longianguis		Asia	18.5 SL	1984
Triplophysa longibarbata		Asia	5.5 SL	1998
Triplophysa longipectoralis		Asia	5.2 SL	2009
Triplophysa longliensis		Asia	10.1 SL	2012
Triplophysa luochengensis		Asia	5.4 SL	2017
Triplophysa macrocephala		Asia	7.7 SL	2012
Triplophysa macromaculata		Asia	8.4 SL	1990
Triplophysa macrophthalma		Asia		1985
Triplophysa markehenensis		Asia	11.9 SL	1981
Triplophysa marmorata		Asia	18.7 TL	1838
Triplophysa microphthalma		Asia	6.6 SL	1879
Triplophysa microphysa		Asia		1935
Triplophysa microps		Asia	10.7 SL	1866
Triplophysa minuta		Asia	6.6 SL	1966
Triplophysa minxianensis		Asia	11.8 SL	1979
Triplophysa moquensis		Asia		1994
Triplophysa nandanensis		Asia	8.1 SL	1995
Triplophysa nanpanjiangensis		Asia	9.4 SL	1988
Triplophysa nasalis		Asia		1876
Triplophysa nasobarbatula		Asia	4.1 SL	2001
Triplophysa naziri		Asia		1963
Triplophysa ninglangensis		Asia	7 SL	1988
Triplophysa nujiangensa		Asia	7.3 SL	2004
Triplophysa obscura		Asia	14.4 SL	1987
Triplophysa obtusirostra		Asia		1988
Triplophysa orientalis		Asia	16.8 TL	1888
Triplophysa papillosolabiata		Asia		1879
Triplophysa pappenheimi		Asia	18 TL	1935
Triplophysa paradoxa		Asia		1955
Triplophysa parvus		Asia	3.2 SL	2009
Triplophysa pedaschenkoi		Asia		1931
Triplophysa polyfasciata		Asia		1996
Triplophysa pseudoscleroptera		Asia	13.9 SL	1981
Triplophysa pseudostenura		Asia	16.4 SL	2012
Triplophysa qilianensis		Asia	11.9 SL	2015
Triplophysa qiubeiensis		Asia	9.2 SL	2008
Triplophysa robusta		Asia	15.8 SL	1876
Triplophysa rosa		Asia	5.6 SL	2005
Triplophysa rossoperegrinatorum		Asia		2001
Triplophysa rotundiventris		Asia	7.6 SL	1979
Triplophysa scapanognatha		Asia	9.1 SL	2007
Triplophysa scleroptera		Asia	22.3 TL	1888
Triplophysa sellaefer		Asia		1925
Triplophysa sewerzowi	Severtsov's loach	Asia	4.1 SL	1938
Triplophysa shaanxiensis		Asia		1987
Triplophysa shehensis		Asia	13.6 SL	1987
Triplophysa shilinensis		Asia	6.0 SL	1992
Triplophysa shiyangensis		Asia	10.3 TL	1983
Triplophysa siluroides		Asia	50 SL	1888
Triplophysa stenura		Asia	13.8 SL	1888
Triplophysa stewarti		Asia	20.8 SL	1922
Triplophysa stolickai	Tibetan stone loach	Asia	16.2 TL	1866
Triplophysa strauchii	Spotted thicklip loach	Former USSR	25 TL	1874
Triplophysa tanggulaensis		Asia		1982
Triplophysa tenuicauda		Asia	6 TL	1866
Triplophysa tenuis		Asia	17 TL	1877
Triplophysa tianeensis		Asia	6.1 SL	2004
Triplophysa tianlinensis		Asia	8.6 SL	2016
Triplophysa tibetana		Asia	13.9 SL	1905
Triplophysa trewavasae		Asia		1990
Triplophysa turpanensis		Asia	7.7 SL	1992
Triplophysa ulacholica	Issyk-kul naked loach	Asia	16 TL	1905
Triplophysa venusta		Asia		1988
Triplophysa waisihani		Asia	14.0	2008
Triplophysa wuweiensis		Asia	6.1 SL	1974
Triplophysa xiangshuingensis		Asia	10.9	2004
Triplophysa xiangxiensis		Asia	10.0 SL	1986
Triplophysa xichangensis		Asia		1989
Triplophysa xingshanensis		Asia		1983
Triplophysa xiqiensis		Asia		1996
Triplophysa yaopeizhii		Asia		1995
Triplophysa yasinensis		Asia	8.3 SL	1898
Triplophysa yunnanensis		Asia	6.3 SL	1990
Triplophysa zaidamensis		Asia		1876
Triplophysa zamegacephala		Asia	15.3 SL	1985
Triplophysa zhaoi		Asia	8 SL	2006
Triplophysa zhenfengensis		Asia		2001
Troglocobitis starostini		Asia		1983
Tuberoschistura baenzigeri		Asia	4.2 SL	1983
Tuberoschistura cambodgiensis		Asia	4 TL	1990
Turcinoemacheilus bahaii		Asia	8.3 TL	2014
Turcinoemacheilus hafezi		Asia	6.7 SL	2013
Turcinoemacheilus himalaya		Asia	5.9 SL	2011
Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi	Kosswig’s loach	Asia	5.3 SL	1964
Turcinoemacheilus minimus	Ceyhan loach	Asia	3.8 SL	2014
Turcinoemacheilus saadii		Asia	6.4 SL	2014
Yunnanilus altus		Asia	7.1 SL	1988
Yunnanilus analis		Asia		1990
Yunnanilus bailianensis		Asia	4 SL	2013
Yunnanilus bajiangensis		Asia	6.5	2004
Yunnanilus beipanjiangensis		Asia	7.3 SL	1994
Yunnanilus brevis		Asia	6 NG	1893
Yunnanilus caohaiensis		Asia		1992
Yunnanilus chui		Asia	4.1 SL	1991
Yunnanilus cruciatus		Asia	3.4 SL	1944
Yunnanilus discoloris		Asia		1989
Yunnanilus elakatis		Asia		1989
Yunnanilus forkicaudalis		Asia		1999
Yunnanilus ganheensis		Asia	4.4 SL	2009
Yunnanilus jinxiensis		Asia	7.2 SL	2009
Yunnanilus longibarbatus		Asia	5.8 SL	2007
Yunnanilus longibulla		Asia		1990
Yunnanilus longidorsalis		Asia		2000
Yunnanilus macrogaster		Asia	7.1 SL	1988
Yunnanilus macrolepis		Asia		2000
Yunnanilus macrositanus		Asia		1999
Yunnanilus nanpanjiangensis		Asia	7.6 SL	1994
Yunnanilus niger		Asia	6.3 SL	1988
Yunnanilus nigromaculatus		Asia	7.7 SL	1904
Yunnanilus niulanensis		Asia	5.5 SL	2012
Yunnanilus obtusirostris		Asia		1995
Yunnanilus pachycephalus		Asia	8.3 SL	1988
Yunnanilus paludosus		Asia	8.0 SL	1988
Yunnanilus parvus		Asia	3.8 SL	1988
Yunnanilus pleurotaenia		Asia	6.5 SL	1904
Yunnanilus pulcherrimus		Asia	5.8 SL	2004
Yunnanilus sichuanensis		Asia	6.6 TL	1995
Yunnanilus spanisbripes		Asia	7.5 SL	2009
Yunnanilus tigerivinus		Asia	6 SL	1999
Yunnanilus yangzonghaiensis		Asia		1989

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Family: Nemacheilidae Brook loaches(See list of species below)

Family: Nemacheilidae Brook loaches

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