Botia lohachata

Botia lohachata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Botiidae
Genus:	Botia
Species:	B. lohachata
Binomial name
Botia lohachata B. L. Chaudhuri, 1912

Botia lohachata, the reticulate loach, painted loch or Pakistan loach, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Botiidae, the pointface loaches. This species is found in streams with rocky and gravel bottoms in Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh.[2]

References

1. Pal, M. & Daniels, A. (2022). "Botia lohachata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T166652A1139937. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T166652A1139937.en. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Botia lohachata". FishBase. October 2024 version.