| Common name | Common spiny loach |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Pethiyagoda, R., 1991 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | morphology |
| 2nd modifier | mod. for abundance |
| Remarks | 'loach' from Middle English 'loche', from Middle French, i.e., members of Cobitidae, of small Old World freshwater fishes related to the carps (Ref. 37888). |