Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Balitoridae (River loaches) Subfamily: Nemacheilinae Genus: Schistura Species: S. beavani Synonyms Nemacheilus beavani Günther, 1868 Noemacheilus beavani (Günther, 1868) Common/local names English: Creek loach Distributions: Bangladesh, India and