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Parabotia

Parabotia
Leptobotia curta by OpenCage.jpg
Ayumodoki (P. curtus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Botiidae
Genus: Parabotia
Dabry de Thiersant, 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:

(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.)



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