Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Superfamily: Cobitoidea Family: Cobitidae (Loaches) Subfamily: Cobitinae Genus: Lepidocephalichthys Species: L. berdmorei
Synonyms Acanthopsis berdmorei Blyth, 1860 Cobitis berdmorei (Blyth, 1860) Lepidocephalus berdmorei (Blyth, 1860) Lepidocephalus cataractus Fowler, 1939
Common/local names English: Burmese loach Bangladesh: Puiya (পুইয়া)
Distributions: Bangladesh (Rahman, 1989 and 2005), India (Manipur) and Myanmar (Talwar and Jhingran, 1991).
Conservation status: Data Deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh, …read more
