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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Botiidae Pointface loaches
Subfamily: Leptobotiinae
Genus: Parabotia

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13 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Parabotia banarescui Asia 21.4 TL 1965
Parabotia bimaculatus Asia 15.8 SL 1980
Parabotia brevirostris Asia 11.4 TL 2012
Parabotia curtus Kissing loach Asia 15 SL 1846
Parabotia dubius Asia 2001
Parabotia fasciatus Asia 18.8 SL 1872
Parabotia kiangsiensis Asia 1986
Parabotia kimluani Asia 2005
Parabotia lijiangensis Asia 1980
Parabotia maculosus Asia 20 TL 1939
Parabotia mantschuricus Manchurian spiny loach Asia 21.5 TL 1907
Parabotia parvus Asia 1980
Parabotia vancuongi Asia 2005



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