Synonyms: Cobitis dario Hamilton, 1822 Botio dario Day, 1878 Botio dario Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937 Botio dario Bhuiyan, 1964 Common name: Necktie loach, Queen loach, Bengal loach Local name: Rani, bau, putul, Beti Taxonomy position: Phylum- Chordata Class-Oesteichthyes Order-Cypriniformes Family-
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