''Acantopsis'' is a genus of freshwater fishes, commonly known as horseface

loaches Loaches are fish of the superfamily Cobitoidea. They are freshwater, benthic (bottom-dwelling) fish found in rivers and creeks throughout Eurasia and northern Africa. Loaches are among the most diverse groups of fish; the 1249 known species of ...

or banana-root fishes, in the family

Cobitidae 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 includ ...

.Boyd, D. A., Nithirojpakdee, P., Deein, G., Vidthayanon, C., Grudpan, C., Tangjitjaroen, W., Pfeiffer, J. M., Randall, Z. S., Srisombat, T. & Page, L. M. (2017)
Revision of the horseface loaches (Cobitidae, Acantopsis), with descriptions of three new species from Southeast Asia.
Zootaxa, 4341(2), 151-192. Fishes of the genus ''Acantopsis'' inhabit sandy riverbeds throughout

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. The common horseface loach, '' A. rungthipae'', is popular in the aquarium trade.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & R. van der Laan (eds) 2018. CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 28 Sep 2018. * '' Acantopsis dialuzona'' van Hasselt, 1823 (Piglet horseface loach) * ''

Acantopsis spectabilis ''Acantopsis spectabilis'' is a species of fish found in Thailand. The species is known from the Irrawaddy River and Salween River in Thailand and Myanmar and possibly the Chindwin River , , image = Homalin aerial.jpg , image_size = , image_ca ...

'' ( Blyth, 1860) (Spectacular horseface loach) * ''

Acantopsis octoactinotos ''Acantopsis octoactinotos'', the long-nosed loach, is a freshwater fish from Indonesia, commonly found in aquariums. ''Acantopsis octoactinotos'' has a long straight snout, unlike the similar Horseface loach ''Acantopsis dialuzona'' is a loa ...

'' Siebert, 1991 (Dwarf horseface loach) * ''

Acantopsis thiemmedhi ''Acantopsis'' is a genus of freshwater fishes, commonly known as horseface loaches or banana-root fishes, in the family Cobitidae.Boyd, D. A., Nithirojpakdee, P., Deein, G., Vidthayanon, C., Grudpan, C., Tangjitjaroen, W., Pfeiffer, J. M., Randa ...

'' Sontirat, 1999 (Blackspotted horseface loach) * ''

Acantopsis rungthipae ''Acantopsis'' is a genus of freshwater fishes, commonly known as horseface loaches or banana-root fishes, in the family Cobitidae.Boyd, D. A., Nithirojpakdee, P., Deein, G., Vidthayanon, C., Grudpan, C., Tangjitjaroen, W., Pfeiffer, J. M., Randa ...

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, Nithirojpakdee &

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, 2017, (Piebald horseface loach, common horseface loach) * ''

Acantopsis dinema ''Acantopsis'' is a genus of freshwater fishes, commonly known as horseface loaches or banana-root fishes, in the family Cobitidae.Boyd, D. A., Nithirojpakdee, P., Deein, G., Vidthayanon, C., Grudpan, C., Tangjitjaroen, W., Pfeiffer, J. M., Randa ...

, 2017 (Peppered horseface loach) * '' Acantopsis ioa''

, 2017 (Slender horseface loach)

References

Cobitidae Taxa named by Johan Conrad van Hasselt {{Cobitidae-stub