Sinibotia

Sinibotia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Botiidae
Genus: Sinibotia
P. W. Fang, 1936
Type species
Botia (Hymenophysa) superciliaris
Günther, 1892

Sinibotia is a genus of loaches found in rivers and streams of eastern Asia, specifically southeast China, Laos, Vietnam and east Thailand.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Sinibotia lani Wu & Yang, 2019
  • Sinibotia longiventralis (J. X. Yang & Y. R. Chen, 1992)
  • Sinibotia pulchra (H. W. Wu, 1939)
  • Sinibotia reevesae (H. W. Chang, 1944)
  • Sinibotia robusta (H. W. Wu, 1939)
  • Sinibotia superciliaris (Günther, 1892)
  • Sinibotia zebra (H. W. Wu, 1939)

References

  1. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Sinibotia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 August 2026.