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Cobitidae
Sign in to saveCobitidae, also known as the true loaches, is a family of Old World freshwater fish. They occur throughout Eurasia and in Morocco, and inhabit riverine ecosystems. Today, most "loaches" are placed in other families (see below). The family includes about 260 described species. New species are being described regularly.
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Cobitidae is a family of fish within the order Cypriniformes, class Teleostei, and phylum Chordata. The taxon was established by Swainson in 1838 and is currently accepted. Common names for the group include loaches, sandsmettfamilien, and činklje. These organisms inhabit brackish and freshwater environments.
Records for this family are held by institutions such as USNM, UMMZ, CUMV, YPM, and NMV. Documented occurrences span countries including China, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, and the West Bank. The family has 217,635 occurrence records and 139 records with four media items.
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Species
loaches
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCobitidae
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- Specimen records
- 139
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Cobitidae
- Collections
- USNM, UMMZ, CUMV, YPM, NMV, CAS
- Recorded in
- China, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, West Bank, Greece, Philippines, Australia
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- Horseface loach reduced.jpg
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- Category:Cobitidae
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- činklje
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Description and ecology
- Systematics
- Genera
- Use by humans
- As aquarium fish
- See also
- References
Cobitidae, also known as the true loaches, is a family of Old World freshwater fish. They occur throughout Eurasia and in Morocco, and inhabit riverine ecosystems. Today, most "loaches" are placed in other families (see below). The family includes about 260 described species. New species are being described regularly.
==Description and ecology== The body forms of the Cobitidae tend to be vermiform – worm-shaped, long and thin. Most true loaches do not have true scales, and like many other Cypriniformes or catfishes, they have barbels at their mouths (usually three to six pairs). Some other traits typically found in this family are a small bottom-facing mouth suited to their scavenging benthic lifestyle, an erectile spine below the eye, and a single row of pharyngeal (throat) teeth.
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