Parabotia | |
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Ayumodoki (P. curtus) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Botiidae |
Genus: |
Parabotia Dabry de Thiersant, 1872 |
Type species | |
Parabotia fasciatus Dabry de Thiersant ex Guichenot 1872
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Parabotia is a genus of loaches. Most species in the genus are endemic to China, but P. curtis is from Japan, P. dubius is from Vietnam, and P. mantschuricus is from the Amur River basin.
There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: [1]
(Note that under nomenclatural rules, this genus must be considered as masculine even though all other genera ending in -botia are considered to be feminine. See reference for more information. [1])
Parabotia | |
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Ayumodoki (P. curtus) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Botiidae |
Genus: |
Parabotia Dabry de Thiersant, 1872 |
Type species | |
Parabotia fasciatus Dabry de Thiersant ex Guichenot 1872
|
Parabotia is a genus of loaches. Most species in the genus are endemic to China, but P. curtis is from Japan, P. dubius is from Vietnam, and P. mantschuricus is from the Amur River basin.
There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: [1]
(Note that under nomenclatural rules, this genus must be considered as masculine even though all other genera ending in -botia are considered to be feminine. See reference for more information. [1])