Cobitidae Family
The Yamato Spined Loach; Yamato-Shima-Dojou; Yamatoshimadojo; ヤマトシマドジョウ (Cobitis matsubarae Okada & Ikeda, 1939) is a fascinating member of the animal...
583 species in this family.435 species in this category
Jonklaas’S Loach; Jonklasge Ahirava; Pulli Ahirawa (Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi) - Facts & Information
Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi (Deraniyagala, 1956)
Velestino Spined Loach; Φεροβελονίτσα (Cobitis stephanidisi) - Facts & Information
Cobitis stephanidisi Economidis, 1992
Animal (Cobitis japonica) - Facts & Information
Cobitis japonica Houttuyn, 1782
Animal (Kottelatlimia katik) - Facts & Information
Kottelatlimia katik (Kottelat & Lim, 1992)
Animal (BOLDAEB) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Cobitis minhi) - Facts & Information
Cobitis minhi Ngô, 2008
Animal (Botia histrionica) - Facts & Information
Botia histrionica Blyth, 1860
Animal (Cobitis albicoloris) - Facts & Information
Cobitis albicoloris Chichkoff, 1932
Pangio Loaches (Pangio pangia) - Facts & Information
Pangio pangia (Hamilton, 1822)
Animal (Syncrossus Blyth) - Facts & Information
Syncrossus Blyth, 1860
Animal (Parabotia Dabry) - Facts & Information
Parabotia Dabry de Thiersant, 1872
Huang He Spined Loach; Щипавка Сибірська; 花斑花鳅 (Cobitis melanoleuca) - Facts & Information
Cobitis melanoleuca Nichols, 1925
Daria; Pangya (Pangio apoda) - Facts & Information
Pangio apoda Britz & Maclaine, 2007
Malayan Loach; Halfbanded Loach (Pangio semicincta) - Facts & Information
Pangio semicincta (Fraser-Brunner, 1940)
Animal (Cobitis pannonica) - Facts & Information
Cobitis pannonica Heckel, 1848
Animal (BOLDACT) - Facts & Information
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Phrygian Spined Loach (Cobitis phrygica) - Facts & Information
Cobitis phrygica Battalgazi, 1944
Animal (Acantopsis rungthipae) - Facts & Information
Acantopsis rungthipae Boyd, Nithirojpakdee & Page, 2017
Aintzira-Mazkarra; Colmilleja; Llopet De Ríu; Southern Iberian Spined Loach; Verdemã-Comum (Cobitis paludica) - Facts & Information
Cobitis paludica (de Buen, 1930)
Animal (Cobitis osurgeticus) - Facts & Information
Cobitis osurgeticus Kamensky, 1899
Animal (Niwaella delicata) - Facts & Information
Niwaella delicata (Niwa, 1937)
Animal (Lepidocephalichthys kranos) - Facts & Information
Lepidocephalichthys kranos Havird & Page, 2010
Loktak Loach; Nganap Nakuppi; Puiya (Lepidocephalichthys irrorata) - Facts & Information
Lepidocephalichthys irrorata Hora, 1921
Black-Lined Loach (Ambastaia nigrolineata) - Facts & Information
Ambastaia nigrolineata (Kottelat & Chu, 1987)
Animal (Parabotia vancuongi) - Facts & Information
Parabotia vancuongi Nguyen, 2005
Animal (Protocobitis longibarba) - Facts & Information
Protocobitis longibarba Qin, Liu, Zhang, Shi, Du & Zhou, 2025
Crimean Spined Loach; Щипавка Кримська (Cobitis taurica) - Facts & Information
Cobitis taurica Vasil'eva, Vasil'ev, Janko, Ráb & Rábová, 2005
Animal (BOLDAAE) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Cobitis takatsuensis) - Facts & Information
Cobitis takatsuensis Mizuno, 1970
Animal (Lepidocephalichthys zeppelini) - Facts & Information
Lepidocephalichthys zeppelini Havird & Tangjitjaroen, 2010
Animal (Paralepidocephalus guishanensis) - Facts & Information
Paralepidocephalus guishanensis Li, 2004
Animal (Lepidocephalichthys alkaia) - Facts & Information
Lepidocephalichthys alkaia Havird & Page, 2010
Animal (Neoeucirrhichthys) - Facts & Information
Neoeucirrhichthys Banarescu & Nalbant, 1968
Animal (Pangio signicauda) - Facts & Information
Pangio signicauda Britz & Maclaine, 2007
Animal (BOLDAAB) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Pangio alternans) - Facts & Information
Pangio alternans Kottelat & Lim, 1993
Animal (Quintabarbates Roberts) - Facts & Information
Quintabarbates Roberts, 2020
Animal (Acantopsis bruinen) - Facts & Information
Acantopsis bruinen Boyd, Nam, Phanara & Page, 2018
Horse-Faced Loach; Ikan Pasir (Acantopsis dialuzona) - Facts & Information
Acantopsis dialuzona Van Hasselt, 1823
Animal (BOLDACC) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Acantopsis multistigmatus) - Facts & Information
Acantopsis multistigmatus Vishwanath & Laisram, 2005
Animal (Acantopsis ioa) - Facts & Information
Acantopsis ioa Boyd & Page, 2017
Animal (BOLDACH) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Pangio borneensis) - Facts & Information
Pangio borneensis (Boulenger, 1894)
Animal (Yasuhikotakia longidorsalis) - Facts & Information
Yasuhikotakia longidorsalis (Taki & Doi, 1995)
Animal (BOLDACE) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Lepidocephalus spectrum) - Facts & Information
Lepidocephalus spectrum Roberts, 1989
Animal (Leptobotia Bleeker) - Facts & Information
Leptobotia Bleeker, 1870
Animal (Cobitis brachysoma) - Facts & Information
Cobitis brachysoma Chen & Chen, 2018
Ayumodoki; Kissing Loach; アユモドキ (Parabotia curtus) - Facts & Information
Parabotia curtus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Animal (Misgurnus multimaculatus) - Facts & Information
Misgurnus multimaculatus Rendahl, 1944
Orontes Spined Loach (Cobitis levantina) - Facts & Information
Cobitis levantina Krupp & Moubayed, 1992
Animal (BOLDADL) - Facts & Information
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Balkan Golden Loach; Balkan-Goldsteinbeißer; Balkanski Shtipok; Balkanski Vijun; Sekavčík Balkánský; Sekavčík Horský; Zlatni Vijun; Χρυσοβελονίτσα (Sabanejewia balcanica) - Facts & Information
Sabanejewia balcanica (Karaman, 1922)
Animal (Parabotia bimaculatus) - Facts & Information
Parabotia bimaculatus Chen, 1980
Struma Spined Loach; Θρακοβελονίτσα; Струмски Щипок (Cobitis strumicae) - Facts & Information
Cobitis strumicae Karaman, 1955
Animal (Somileptus Swainson) - Facts & Information
Somileptus Swainson, 1839
Animal (Syncrossus reversus) - Facts & Information
Syncrossus reversus (Roberts, 1989)
Animal (BOLDACZ) - Facts & Information
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Zebra Loach (Botia striata) - Facts & Information
Botia striata Narayan Rao, 1920
Animal (Cobitis indus) - Facts & Information
Cobitis indus Eagderi, Secer, & Freyhof, 2022
Animal (Cobitis stenocauda) - Facts & Information
Cobitis stenocauda Chen & Chen, 2013
Animal (Cobitinula anatoliae) - Facts & Information
Cobitinula anatoliae Hankó, 1925
Animal (Kottelatlimia hipporhynchos) - Facts & Information
Kottelatlimia hipporhynchos Kottelat & Tan, 2008
Animal (Pangio superba) - Facts & Information
Pangio superba (Roberts, 1989)
Animal (Sabanejewia aurata) - Facts & Information
Sabanejewia aurata thrakica Economidis & Nalbant, 1996
Huaqiu; Spiny Loach (Cobitis zhejiangensis) - Facts & Information
Cobitis zhejiangensis Son & He, 2005
Ariake Stripe Spined Loach; Ariakesujishimadojo; アリアケスジシマドジョウ (Cobitis kaibarai) - Facts & Information
Cobitis kaibarai Nakajima, 2012
Animal (Cobitis sipahilerae) - Facts & Information
Cobitis sipahilerae Erk'akan, Özdemir & Özeren, 2017
Animal (Cobitis obtusirostra) - Facts & Information
Cobitis obtusirostra Chen, Sui, He & Chen, 2015
Coolie Loach; Giant Coolie Loach; Leopard Loach (Pangio kuhlii) - Facts & Information
Pangio kuhlii (Valenciennes, 1846)
Animal (BOLDADX) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Cobitis tigrina) - Facts & Information
Cobitis tigrina (Zhang, Zhang, Chen & Zhang, 2025)
Animal (BOLDAAF) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Parabotia banarescui) - Facts & Information
Parabotia banarescui (Nalbant, 1965)
Animal (Paramisgurnus dabryanus) - Facts & Information
Paramisgurnus dabryanus Dabry de Thiersant, 1872
Animal (Cobitinae Swainson) - Facts & Information
Cobitinae Swainson, 1838
Beyşehir Spined Loach (Cobitis battalgilae) - Facts & Information
Cobitis battalgilae Băcescu, 1962
Animal (Parabotia dubius) - Facts & Information
Parabotia dubius Kottelat, 2001
Animal (Paralepidocephalus translucens) - Facts & Information
Paralepidocephalus translucens Liu, Yang & Chen, 2016
Sun Loach (Yasuhikotakia eos) - Facts & Information
Yasuhikotakia eos (Taki, 1972)
Animal (BOLDAEA) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Pangio doriae) - Facts & Information
Pangio doriae (Perugia, 1892)
Spine Loach (Cobitis australis) - Facts & Information
Cobitis australis Chen, Chen & He, 2013
Animal (Sabanejewia caspia) - Facts & Information
Sabanejewia caspia (Eichwald, 1838)
Animal (Cobitis fimbriata) - Facts & Information
Cobitis fimbriata (Chen & Chen, 2017)
Animal (Pangio Blyth) - Facts & Information
Pangio Blyth, 1860
Animal (Iksookimia pumila) - Facts & Information
Iksookimia pumila (Kim & Lee, 1987)
Nisipariță; Romanian Golden Loach (Sabanejewia romanica) - Facts & Information
Sabanejewia romanica (Băcescu, 1943)
Burgas Spined Loach; Taşısıran; Странджански Щипок (Cobitis pontica) - Facts & Information
Cobitis pontica Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 2006
Weatherfishes; ドジョウ属 (Misgurnus Lacepède) - Facts & Information
Misgurnus Lacepède, 1803
Animal (Sabanejewia caucasica) - Facts & Information
Sabanejewia caucasica (Berg, 1906)
Animal (SH10FU) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Leptobotia rubrilabris) - Facts & Information
Leptobotia rubrilabris (Dabry de Thiersant, 1872)
Animal (Lepidocephalichthys birmanicus) - Facts & Information
Lepidocephalichthys birmanicus (Rendahl, 1948)
Animal (Cobitis semizonata) - Facts & Information
Cobitis semizonata Blyth, 1860
Animal (Protocobitis tiankengii) - Facts & Information
Protocobitis tiankengii Luo, Zhou, Wu & Du, 2024
Animal (Sinibotia lani) - Facts & Information
Sinibotia lani Wu & Yang, 2019
Animal (Leptobotia citrauratea) - Facts & Information
Leptobotia citrauratea (Nichols, 1925)
Cetinski Vijun; Dalmatian Spined Loach (Cobitis dalmatina) - Facts & Information
Cobitis dalmatina Karaman, 1928