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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Balitoridae River loaches

Genus: Balitora

(See list of species below)


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20 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Asia
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Balitora annamitica Kottelat, 1988

Photo by FAO
 
Balitora annamitica
[]

Photo by Panitvong, N.

Asia
Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
Balitora brucei Gray, 1830

Photo by Panitvong, N.
 
Balitora brucei
[Gray's stone loach]

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Asia
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Balitora burmanica Hora, 1932

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.
 
Balitora burmanica
[Burmese stone loach]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Balitora eddsi
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Balitora elongata
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Balitora haithanhi
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Balitora jalpalli
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Balitora kwangsiensis (Fang, 1930)

Photo by CAFS
 
Balitora kwangsiensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
 
Balitora lancangjiangensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
 
Balitora laticauda
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
Balitora longibarbata (Chen, 1982)

Photo by CAFS
 
Balitora longibarbata
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Balitora ludongensis
[Ludong hillstream loach]

Photo by FAO

Asia
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
Balitora meridionalis Kottelat, 1988

Photo by FAO
 
Balitora meridionalis
[]

Photo by Johnson, J.A.

Asia
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Balitora mysorensis Hora, 1941

Photo by Johnson, J.A.
 
Balitora mysorensis
[Slender stone loach]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
 
Balitora nantingensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Balitora nigrocorpa
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia

Balitora nujiangensis Zhang & Zheng, 1983

Photo by CAFS
 
Balitora nujiangensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Balitora tchangi
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Balitora vanlani
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Balitora vanlongi
[]
20 Species of Family Balitoridae with Genus Balitora
(River loaches)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1988 Balitora annamitica Asia 12 TL
1830 Balitora brucei Gray's stone loach Asia 10.5 SL
1932 Balitora burmanica Burmese stone loach Asia 10 TL
2010 Balitora eddsi Asia 4.6 SL
1985 Balitora elongata Asia 6.2 SL
2005 Balitora haithanhi Asia
2013 Balitora jalpalli Asia 6.2 SL
1930 Balitora kwangsiensis Asia 12 TL
1980 Balitora lancangjiangensis Asia 7.1 SL
2012 Balitora laticauda Asia 8.4 SL
1982 Balitora longibarbata Asia 7.8 SL
2012 Balitora ludongensis Ludong hillstream loach Asia 6.3 SL
1988 Balitora meridionalis Asia 8.2 SL
1941 Balitora mysorensis Slender stone loach Asia 5 SL
2005 Balitora nantingensis Asia 7.1 SL
2005 Balitora nigrocorpa Asia
1983 Balitora nujiangensis Asia
1982 Balitora tchangi Asia 4.6 SL
2005 Balitora vanlani Asia
2005 Balitora vanlongi Asia



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