Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Superfamily: Cobitoidea Family: Cobitidae (Loaches) Subfamily: Cobitinae Genus: Lepidocephalichthys Species: L. irrorata Synonym: Lepidocephalus irrorata (Hora, 1921) Common/local names English: Loktak loach Bangladesh: Puiya (পুইয়া) Distributions: Bangladesh (Rahman, 1989