Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Superfamily: Cobitoidea Family: Cobitidae (Loaches) Subfamily: Cobitinae Genus: Lepidocephalichthys Species: L. annandalei Synonym: Lepidocephalus annandalei (Chaudhuri, 1912) Common/local names English: Annaldale loach Bangladesh: Gutum (গুতুম) and Puiya (পুইয়া) Distributions: