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Scientific Name Author and Date Common Name
Aborichthys elongatus Hora, 1921  
Aborichthys garoensis Hora, 1925  
Aborichthys kempi Chaudhuri, 1913  
Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton, 1822) Mottled loach
Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis (Blyth, 1860)  
Acanthocobitis urophthalmus (Günther, 1868) Banded mountain loach
Acanthocobitis zonalternans (Blyth, 1860)  
Annamia normani (Hora, 1931)  
Balitora annamitica Kottelat, 1988  
Balitora brucei Gray, 1830 Gray's stone loach
Balitora burmanica Hora, 1932 Burmese stone loach
Balitora elongata Chen & Li, 1985  
Balitora lancangjiangensis (Zheng, 1980)  
Balitora meridionalis Kottelat, 1988  
Balitora mysorensis Hora, 1941 Slender stone loach
Balitora tchangi Zheng, 1982  
Barbatula altayensis Zhu, 1992  
Barbatula barbatula (Linnaeus, 1758) Stone loach
Barbatula bureschi (Drensky, 1928)  
Barbatula labiata (Kessler, 1874) Plain thicklip loach
Barbatula merga (Krynicki, 1840) Krynicki's loach
Barbatula microphthalma (Kessler, 1879)  
Barbatula pulsiz (Krupp, 1992)  
Barbucca diabolica Roberts, 1989  
Beaufortia cyclica Chen, 1980  
Beaufortia huangguoshuensis Zheng & Zhang, 1987  
Beaufortia intermedia Tang & Wang, 1997  
Beaufortia kweichowensis (Fang, 1931)  
Beaufortia leveretti (Nichols & Pope, 1927)  
Beaufortia liui Chang, 1944  
Beaufortia pingi (Fang, 1930)  
Beaufortia polylepis Chen, 1982  
Beaufortia szechuanensis (Fang, 1930)  
Beaufortia zebroidus (Fang, 1930)  
Bhavania australis (Jerdon, 1849) Western Ghat loach
Crossostoma chenyiyui Zheng, 1991  
Crossostoma davidi Sauvage, 1878  
Crossostoma fascicauda Nichols, 1926  
Crossostoma lacustre Steindachner, 1908  
Crossostoma paucisquama Zheng, 1981  
Crossostoma stigmata Nichols, 1926  
Crossostoma tinkhami Herre, 1934  
Cryptotora thamicola (Kottelat, 1988)  
Dienbienia namnuaensis Nguyen & Nguyen, 2002  
Ellopostoma megalomycter (Vaillant, 1902)  
Gastromyzon borneensis Günther, 1874  
Gastromyzon contractus Roberts, 1982  
Gastromyzon ctenocephalus Roberts, 1982  
Gastromyzon danumensis Chin & Inger, 1989  
Gastromyzon embalohensis Rachmatika, 1998  
Gastromyzon fasciatus Inger & Chin, 1961  
Gastromyzon lepidogaster Roberts, 1982  
Gastromyzon megalepis Roberts, 1982  
Gastromyzon monticola (Vaillant, 1889)  
Gastromyzon ornaticauda Tan & Martin-Smith, 1998  
Gastromyzon pariclavis Tan & Martin-Smith, 1998  
Gastromyzon punctulatus Inger & Chin, 1961 Hillstream loach
Gastromyzon ridens Roberts, 1982  
Glaniopsis denudata Roberts, 1982  
Glaniopsis gossei Roberts, 1982  
Glaniopsis hanitschi Boulenger, 1899  
Glaniopsis multiradiata Roberts, 1982  
Hemimyzon abbreviata (Günther, 1892)  
Hemimyzon confluens Kottelat, 2000  
Hemimyzon ecdyonuroides Freyhof & Herder, 2002  
Hemimyzon formosanus (Boulenger, 1894)  
Hemimyzon khonensis Kottelat, 2000  
Hemimyzon macroptera Zheng, 1982  
Hemimyzon megalopseos Li & Chen, 1985  
Hemimyzon nanensis Doi & Kottelat, 1998  
Hemimyzon nujiangensis (Zhang & Zheng, 1983)  
Hemimyzon papilio Kottelat, 1998  
Hemimyzon pengi (Huang, 1982)  
Hemimyzon pumilicorpora Zheng & Zhang, 1987  
Hemimyzon taitungensis Tzeng & Shen, 1982  
Hemimyzon yaotanensis (Fang, 1931)  
Heminoemacheilus hyalinus Lan, Yang & Chen, 1996  
Heminoemacheilus zhengbaoshani Zhu & Cao, 1987  
Homaloptera bilineata Blyth, 1860  
Homaloptera confuzona Kottelat, 2000  
Homaloptera gymnogaster Bleeker, 1853  
Homaloptera heterolepis Weber & de Beaufort, 1916  
Homaloptera hoffmanni (Herre, 1938)  
Homaloptera indochinensis Silas, 1953  
Homaloptera leonardi Hora, 1941  
Homaloptera manipurensis Arunkkumar, 1998  
Homaloptera maxinae Fowler, 1937  
Homaloptera menoni Shaji & Easa, 1995  
Homaloptera modesta (Vinciguerra, 1890)  
Homaloptera montana Herre, 1945 Anamalai loach
Homaloptera nebulosa Alfred, 1969  
Homaloptera nigra Alfred, 1969  
Homaloptera ocellata van der Hoeven, 1830  
Homaloptera ogilviei Alfred, 1967  
Homaloptera ophiolepis Bleeker, 1853  
Homaloptera orthogoniata Vaillant, 1902  
Homaloptera pillaii Indra & Rema Devi, 1981  
Homaloptera ripleyi (Fowler, 1940)  
Homaloptera rupicola (Prashad & Mukerji, 1929)  
Homaloptera sexmaculata Fowler, 1934  
Homaloptera smithi Hora, 1932  
Homaloptera stephensoni Hora, 1932  
Homaloptera tweediei Herre, 1940  
Homaloptera vanderbilti Fowler, 1940  
Homaloptera vulgaris Kottelat & Chu, 1988  
Homaloptera wassinkii Bleeker, 1853  
Homaloptera weberi Hora, 1932  
Homaloptera yunnanensis (Chen, 1978)  
Homaloptera yuwonoi Kottelat, 1998  
Homaloptera zollingeri Bleeker, 1853  
Homalosoma crassicauda (Kottelat, 2000)  
Homalosoma multiloba (Mai, 1978)  
Homalosoma ventrosquamata (Mai, 1978)  
Hypergastromyzon eubranchus Roberts, 1991  
Hypergastromyzon humilis Roberts, 1989  
Indoreonectes evezardi (Day, 1872)  
Jinshaia sinensis (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874)  
Lefua costata (Kessler, 1876) Eightbarbel loach
Lefua echigonia Jordan & Richardson, 1907  
Lefua nikkonis (Jordan & Fowler, 1903)  
Lepturichthys dolichopterus Dai, 1985  
Lepturichthys fimbriata (Günther, 1888)  
Liniparhomaloptera disparis disparis (Lin, 1934)  
Liniparhomaloptera disparis qiongzhongensis Zheng & Chen, 1980  
Liniparhomaloptera monoloba (Mai, 1978)  
Liniparhomaloptera obtusirostris Zheng & Chen, 1980  
Longischistura bhimachari (Hora, 1937)  
Longischistura striata (Day, 1867)  
Mesonoemacheilus guentheri (Day, 1867)  
Mesonoemacheilus herrei Nalbant & Banarescu, 1982  
Mesonoemacheilus pambarensis (Rema Devi & Indra, 1994)  
Mesonoemacheilus pulchellus (Day, 1873)  
Mesonoemacheilus triangularis (Day, 1865)  
Metahomaloptera omeiensis Chang, 1944  
Micronemacheilus taeniatus (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936)  
Nemacheilus abyssinicus Boulenger, 1902  
Nemacheilus amudarjensis amudarjensis Rass, 1929 Bukhara stone loach
Nemacheilus amudarjensis choresmi Berg, 1932 Khorezm loach
Nemacheilus angorae Steindachner, 1897 Angora loach
Nemacheilus anguilla Annandale, 1919  
Nemacheilus arenicolus Kottelat, 1998  
Nemacheilus arunachalensis (Menon, 1987)  
Nemacheilus baluchiorum Zugmayer, 1912  
Nemacheilus banar Freyhof & Serov, 2001  
Nemacheilus barapaniensis (Menon, 1987)  
Nemacheilus binotatus Smith, 1933  
Nemacheilus carletoni Fowler, 1924  
Nemacheilus chindwinicus Tilak & Husain, 1990  
Nemacheilus chrysolaimos (Valenciennes, 1846)  
Nemacheilus cleopatra Freyhof & Serov, 2001  
Nemacheilus devdevi (Hora, 1935)  
Nemacheilus doonensis (Tilak & Husain, 1977)  
Nemacheilus drassensis (Tilak, 1990)  
Nemacheilus elegantissimus Chin & Samat, 1992  
Nemacheilus fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1846) Barred loach
Nemacheilus fascimaculatus (Mirza & Nalbant, 1981)  
Nemacheilus gangeticus (Menon, 1987)  
Nemacheilus guttatus (McClelland, 1839)  
Nemacheilus hamwii Krupp & Schneider, 1991  
Nemacheilus himachalensis (Menon, 1987)  
Nemacheilus horai Menon, 1952  
Nemacheilus huapingensis Wu & Wu, 1992  
Nemacheilus insignis (Heckel, 1843)  
Nemacheilus kaimurensis Husain & Tilak, 1998  
Nemacheilus kapuasensis (Kottelat, 1984)  
Nemacheilus keralensis (Rita, Banarescu & Nalbant, 1978)  
Nemacheilus kodaguensis (Menon, 1987)  
Nemacheilus kohatensis (Mirza & Banarescu, 1981)  
Nemacheilus kuschakewitschi Herzenstein, 1890 Kuschakewitsch loach
Nemacheilus lactogeneus Roberts, 1989  
Nemacheilus leontinae (Lortet, 1883)  
Nemacheilus longicaudus (Kessler, 1872) Eastern crested loach
Nemacheilus longipectoralis Popta, 1905  
Nemacheilus longipinnis Ahl, 1922  
Nemacheilus longistriatus Kottelat, 1990  
Nemacheilus masyai Smith, 1933 Arrow loach
Nemacheilus menoni Zacharias & Minimol, 1999  
Nemacheilus monilis Hora, 1921  
Nemacheilus mooreh (Sykes, 1839)  
Nemacheilus multifasciatus Day, 1878  
Nemacheilus nilgiriensis (Menon, 1987)  
Nemacheilus obscurus Smith, 1945  
Nemacheilus olivaceus Boulenger, 1894  
Nemacheilus ornatus Kottelat, 1990  
Nemacheilus oxianus Kessler, 1877 Amu-Darya stone loach
Nemacheilus pallidus Kottelat, 1990  
Nemacheilus paradoxus Turdakov, 1955  
Nemacheilus pardalis Turdakov, 1941 Tadzhik loach
Nemacheilus pavonaceus (McClelland, 1839)  
Nemacheilus petrubanarescui (Menon, 1984)  
Nemacheilus pfeifferae (Bleeker, 1853)  
Nemacheilus platiceps Kottelat, 1990  
Nemacheilus polytaenia Zhu, 1982  
Nemacheilus reticulofasciatus (Singh & Banarescu, 1982)  
Nemacheilus rueppelli (Sykes, 1839)  
Nemacheilus saravacensis Boulenger, 1894  
Nemacheilus selangoricus Duncker, 1904  
Nemacheilus sewerzowi Nikolskii, 1938 Severtsov's loach
Nemacheilus shehensis (Tilak, 1990)  
Nemacheilus shuangjiangensis Zhu & Wang, 1985  
Nemacheilus sikmaiensis Hora, 1921  
Nemacheilus singhi (Menon, 1987)  
Nemacheilus spiniferus (Kottelat, 1984)  
Nemacheilus starostini Parin, 1983  
Nemacheilus strauchi ulacholicus Anikin, 1905 Issyk-kul naked loach
Nemacheilus subfuscus (McClelland, 1839)  
Nemacheilus tikaderi (Barman, 1985)  
Nemacheilus troglocataractus Kottelat & Géry, 1989  
Nemacheilus tuberigum Hadiaty & Siebert, 2001  
Nemacheilus xiangxiensis Yang, Yuan & Liao, 1986  
Nemacheilus yingjiangensis Zhu, 1982  
Nemachilichthys shimogensis Narayan Rao, 1920  
Neogastromyzon nieuwenhuisii Popta, 1905  
Neogastromyzon pauciradiatus (Inger & Chin, 1961)  
Neohomaloptera johorensis (Herre, 1944)  
Neonoemacheilus labeosus (Kottelat, 1982)  
Neonoemacheilus mengdingensis Zhu & Guo, 1989  
Neonoemacheilus morehensis Arunkumar, 2000  
Neonoemacheilus peguensis (Hora, 1929)  
Nun galilaeus (Günther, 1864)  
Oreias dabryi Sauvage, 1874  
Oreonectes anophthalmus Zheng, 1981  
Oreonectes furcocaudalis Zhu & Cao, 1987  
Oreonectes platycephalus Günther, 1868 Flat-headed loach
Oreonectes retrodorsalis Lan, Yang & Chen, 1995  
Orthrias araxensis Banarescu & Nalbant, 1978  
Orthrias bergianus (Derzhavin, 1934)  
Orthrias brandtii (Kessler, 1877) Kura loach
Orthrias euphraticus (Banarescu & Nalbant, 1964)  
Orthrias farsicus Nalbant & Bianco, 1998  
Orthrias frenatus (Heckel, 1843)  
Orthrias kermanshahensis (Banarescu & Nalbant, 1966)  
Orthrias nudus (Bleeker, 1865)  
Orthrias panthera (Heckel, 1843)  
Orthrias persus (Heckel, 1846)  
Orthrias pindus Economidis, 1991  
Orthrias tigris (Heckel, 1843)  
Orthrias tschaiyssuensis (Banarescu & Nalbant, 1964)  
Paracobitis acuticephala Zhou & He, 1993  
Paracobitis anguillioides Zhu & Wang, 1985  
Paracobitis boutanensis (McClelland & Griffith, 1842)  
Paracobitis erhaiensis Zhu & Cao, 1988  
Paracobitis ghazniensis (Banarescu & Nalbant, 1966)  
Paracobitis iranica Nalbant & Bianco, 1998  
Paracobitis longibarbatus Chen, Yang, Sket & Aljancic, 1998  
Paracobitis malapterura (Valenciennes, 1846) Western crested loach
Paracobitis oligolepis Cao & Zhu, 1989  
Paracobitis potanini (Günther, 1896)  
Paracobitis rhadinea (Regan, 1906)  
Paracobitis smithi (Greenwood, 1976) Blind loach
Paracobitis variegatus (Dabry de Thiersant, 1874)  
Paracobitis vignai Nalbant & Bianco, 1998  
Paracobitis wujiangensis Ding & Deng, 1990  
Paranemachilus genilepis Zhu, 1983  
Paraprotomyzon bamaensis Tang, 1997  
Paraprotomyzon lungkowensis Xie, Yang & Gong, 1984  
Paraprotomyzon multifasciatus Pellegrin & Fang, 1935  
Parhomaloptera microstoma (Boulenger, 1899)  
Physoschistura brunneana (Annandale, 1918)  
Physoschistura elongata Sen & Nalbant, 1982  
Physoschistura pseudobrunneana Kottelat, 1990  
Physoschistura raoi (Hora, 1929)  
Physoschistura rivulicola (Hora, 1929)  
Physoschistura shanensis (Hora, 1929)  
Plesiomyzon baotingensis Zheng & Chen, 1980  
Protomyzon aphelocheilus Inger & Chin, 1962  
Protomyzon borneensis Hora & Jayaram, 1952  
Protomyzon griswoldi (Hora & Jayaram, 1952)  
Protomyzon pachychilus Chen, 1980  
Protomyzon sinensis Chen, 1980  
Protomyzon whiteheadi (Vaillant, 1894)  
Protonemacheilus longipectoralis Yang & Chu, 1990  
Pseudogastromyzon buas (Mai, 1978)  
Pseudogastromyzon changtingensis changtingensis Liang, 1942  
Pseudogastromyzon changtingensis tungpeiensis Chen & Liang, 1949  
Pseudogastromyzon cheni Liang, 1942  
Pseudogastromyzon daon (Mai, 1978)  
Pseudogastromyzon elongata (Mai, 1978)  
Pseudogastromyzon fangi (Nichols, 1931)  
Pseudogastromyzon fasciatus (Sauvage, 1878)  
Pseudogastromyzon laticeps Chen & Zheng, 1980  
Pseudogastromyzon lianjiangensis Zheng, 1981  
Pseudogastromyzon loos (Mai, 1978)  
Pseudogastromyzon meihuashanensis Li, 1998  
Pseudogastromyzon myersi Herre, 1932 Sucker-belly loach
Pseudogastromyzon peristictus Zheng & Li, 1986  
Pseudohomaloptera tatereganii (Popta, 1905)  
Schistura acuticephalus (Hora, 1929)  
Schistura afasciata Mirza & Banarescu, 1981  
Schistura alepidota (Mirza & Banarescu, 1970)  
Schistura alta Nalbant & Bianco, 1998  
Schistura alticrista Kottelat, 1990  
Schistura altipedunculatus (Banarescu & Nalbant, 1968)  
Schistura amplizona Kottelat, 2000  
Schistura antennata Freyhof & Serov, 2001  
Schistura aramis Kottelat, 2000  
Schistura arifi Mirza & Banarescu, 1981  
Schistura athos Kottelat, 2000  
Schistura atra Kottelat, 1998  
Schistura bachmaensis Freyhof & Serov, 2001  
Schistura bairdi Kottelat, 2000  
Schistura balteata (Rendahl, 1948)  
Schistura bampurensis (Nikolskii, 1900)  
Schistura beavani (Günther, 1868) Creek loach
Schistura bella Kottelat, 1990  
Schistura bolavenensis Kottelat, 2000  
Schistura breviceps (Smith, 1945)  
Schistura bucculenta (Smith, 1945)  
Schistura callichromus (Zhu & Wang, 1985)  
Schistura carbonaria Freyhof & Serov, 2001  
Schistura cataracta Kottelat, 1998  
Schistura caudofurca (Mai, 1978)  
Schistura chapaensis (Rendahl, 1944)  
Schistura chrysicristinae Nalbant, 1998  
Schistura cincticauda (Blyth, 1860)  
Schistura clatrata Kottelat, 2000  
Schistura conirostris (Zhu, 1982)  
Schistura corica (Hamilton, 1822)  
Schistura coruscans Kottelat, 2000  
Schistura crabro Kottelat, 2000  
Schistura cristata (Berg, 1898) Turkmenian crested loach
Schistura curtistigma Mirza & Nalbant, 1981  
Schistura dalatensis Freyhof & Serov, 2001  
Schistura daubentoni Kottelat, 1990  
Schistura dayi (Hora, 1935)  
Schistura defectiva Kottelat, 2000  
Schistura deignani (Smith, 1945)  
Schistura denisoni (Day, 1867)  
Schistura desmotes (Fowler, 1934)  
Schistura dorsizona Kottelat, 1998  
Schistura dubia Kottelat, 1990  
Schistura ephelis Kottelat, 2000  
Schistura fasciolata (Nichols & Pope, 1927)  
Schistura finis Kottelat, 2000  
Schistura fusinotata