''Serpenticobitis'', popularly known as serpent loaches, is a small
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
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 ...
found in the
Mekong River Basin
The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth longest river and the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annuall ...
in
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...
.
It is the only genus in the family Serpenticobitidae.
Species
* ''
Serpenticobitis cingulata
''Serpenticobitis'', popularly known as serpent loaches, is a small genus of loaches found in the Mekong River Basin in Southeast Asia. It is the only genus in the family Serpenticobitidae.
Species
* '' Serpenticobitis cingulata'' T. R. Robert ...
''
T. R. Roberts, 1997
* ''
Serpenticobitis octozona
''Serpenticobitis'', popularly known as serpent loaches, is a small genus of loaches found in the Mekong River Basin in Southeast Asia. It is the only genus in the family Serpenticobitidae.
Species
* ''Serpenticobitis cingulata'' T. R. Roberts ...
''
T. R. Roberts, 1997
* ''
Serpenticobitis zonata''
Kottelat
Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, Switzerland[C ...](_blank)
, 1998
References
Serpenticobitidae
Fish of Asia
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