Synonyms Botia lohachata Chaudhuri, 1912 Botia lohachata Qureshi, 1965 Botia lohachata Menon, 1974 Common name: Y-loach Local name: Rani, putul Taxonomy position: Phylum- Chordata Class-Oesteichthyes Order-Cypriniformes Family- Cobitidae Genus- Botia Fin formula: D. 11 (2/9); P1.14: P2. 8: A. 7
Reticulate/Y-loach: Botia lohachata Chaudhuri, 1912
Systematic posotion: Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Cobitidae (Loaches) Genus: Botia Species: B. lohachata Common names: Bou, Rani, Beti (Bangladesh); Reticulate loach (Fishbase); Lohachat (India). Distribution: Indus river system (Pakistan); Ganga drainage (India); Nepal (Talwar
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Endangered (EN) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh
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