Botiinae

Taxobox
name = Botiinae


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Cypriniformes
familia = Cobitidae
subfamilia = Botiinae
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Botiinae, also known as Botiidae, is a subfamily of Southeast Asian loaches that contains the genus "Botia". It is a more specific branch off Cobitidae, the main loach family.

Genera of Botiinae include [ [http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=638811 ITIS Standard Report Page: Botiinae ] ] :
* "Botia" Gray, 1831 - Bengal loach, zebra loach
* "Chromobotia" Kottelat, 2004 - Clown loach
* "Leptobotia" Bleeker, 1870 - Kissing loach, Manchurian spiny loach
* "Parabotia" Dabry de Thiersant, 1872
* "Sinibotia" Fang, 1936
* "Syncrossus" Blyth, 1860 - Chameleon loach
* "Yasuhikotakia" Nalbant, 2002 - Blue botia, skunk loach

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