- Hillstream loach
Taxobox
name = Hillstream loaches
image_width = 200px
image_caption = "Beaufortia kweichowensis "
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Cypriniformes
familia = Balitoridae
subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies
subdivision =Balitorinae Nemacheilinae See text for genera.The hillstream loaches or river loaches are a family BalitoridaeFishBase family | family = Balitoridae |year =2006 |month = 05] of smallEurasia nfish . Most species are rheophilic, living in swift, clear and well-oxygenated streams. Several species of the subfamily Balitorinae live in fast-flowingstream s or torrents and have modified ventral fins used for clinging to rocks. They have a number of similarities with theCobitidae , their sibling family of "loaches", such as multiple barbels around the mouth. They should not be confused with theloricariids , which looks similar but is a family ofcatfish .The family includes over 600species in more than 60 genera. Many of the species are popular for aquaria.Classification
*Subfamily
Balitorinae
**"Annamia "
**"Balitora "
**"Balitoropsis "
**"Beaufortia"
**"Bhavania "
**"Crossostoma "
**"Cryptotora "
**"Dienbiena "
**"Erromyzon "
**"Gastromyzon "
**"Glaniopsis "
**"Hemimyzon "
**"Homaloptera "
**"Homalosoma "
**"Hypergastromyzon "
**"Jinshaia "
**"Katibasia "
**"Lepturichthys "
**"Liniparhomaloptera "
**"Metahomaloptera "
**"Neogastomyzon "
**"Neohomaloptera "
**"Paraprotomyzon "
**"Parhomaloptera "
**"Plesiomyzon "
**"Protomyzon "
**"Pseudogastromyzon "
**"Pseudohomaloptera "
**"Sectoria "
**"Sewellia "
**"Sinogastromyzon "
**"Sinohomaloptera "
**"Travancoria "
**"Vanmanenia "*Subfamily
Nemacheilinae
**"Aborichthys "
**"Acanthocobitis "
**"Adiposia "
**"Barbatula "
**"Barbucca "
**"Dzihunia "
**"Ellopostoma "
**"Eonemachilus "
**"Heminoemacheilus "
**"Ilamnemacheilus "
**"Indoreonectes "
**"Lefua "
**"Longischistura "
**"Mesonoemacheilus "
**"Micronemacheilus "
**"Nemacheilus "
**"Nemachilichthys "
**"Neonoemacheilus "
**"Nun"
**"Oreonectes "
**"Orthrias "
**"Oreias "
**"Paracobitis "
**"Paranemachilus "
**"Physoschistura "
**"Protonemacheilus "
**"Schistura "
**"Seminemacheilus "
**"Sphaerophysa"
**"Sundoreonectes "
**"Traccatichthys "
**"Triplophysa "
**"Tuberoschistura "
**"Turcinoemacheilus "
**"Vaillantella "
**"Yunnanilus "External links
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