HILLSTREAM_LOACH

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The 'hillstream loaches' are a family 'Balitoridae'^[1] of small Eurasian fish. Most species are rheophilic, living in swift, clear and well-oxygenated streams. Several species of the subfamily Balitorinae live in fast-flowing streams or torrents and have modified ventral fins used for clinging to rocks. They have a number of similarities with the sibling family of loaches (Cobitidae), such as multiple barbels around the mouth. They should not be confused with the loricariids, which looks similar but is a family of catfish.
The family includes over 600 species in more than 60 genera. Many of the species are popular for aquaria.

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Classification

External links

References

Classification

★ Subfamily Balitorinae

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★ ''Annamia''

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★ ''Balitora''

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★ ''Balitoropsis''

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★ ''Beaufortia''

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★ ''Bhavania''

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★ ''Crossostoma''

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★ ''Cryptotora''

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★ ''Dienbiena''

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★ ''Erromyzon''

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★ ''Gastromyzon''

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★ ''Glaniopsis''

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★ ''Hemimyzon''

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★ ''Homaloptera''

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★ ''Homalosoma''

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★ ''Hypergastromyzon''

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★ ''Jinshaia''

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★ ''Katibasia''

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★ ''Lepturichthys''

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★ ''Liniparhomaloptera''

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★ ''Metahomaloptera''

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★ ''Neogastomyzon''

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★ ''Neohomaloptera''

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★ ''Paraprotomyzon''

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★ ''Parhomaloptera''

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★ ''Plesiomyzon''

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★ ''Protomyzon''

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★ ''Pseudogastromyzon''

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★ ''Pseudohomaloptera''

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★ ''Sectoria''

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★ ''Sewellia''

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★ ''Sinogastromyzon''

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★ ''Sinohomaloptera''

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★ ''Travancoria''

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★ ''Vanmanenia''

★ Subfamily Nemacheilinae

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★ ''Aborichthys''

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★ ''Acanthocobitis''

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★ ''Adiposia''

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★ ''Barbatula''

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★ ''Barbucca''

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★ ''Dzihunia''

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★ ''Ellopostoma''

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★ ''Eonemachilus''

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★ ''Heminoemacheilus''

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★ ''Ilamnemacheilus''

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★ ''Indoreonectes''

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★ ''Lefua''

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★ ''Longischistura''

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★ ''Mesonoemacheilus''

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★ ''Micronemacheilus''

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★ ''Nemacheilus''

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★ ''Nemachilichthys''

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★ ''Neonoemacheilus''

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★ ''Nun''

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★ ''Oreonectes''

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★ ''Orthrias''

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★ ''Oreias''

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★ ''Paracobitis''

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★ ''Paranemachilus''

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★ ''Physoschistura''

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★ ''Protonemacheilus''

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★ ''Schistura''

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★ ''Seminemacheilus''

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★ ''Sphaerophysa''

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★ ''Sundoreonectes''

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★ ''Traccatichthys''

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★ ''Triplophysa''

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★ ''Tuberoschistura''

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★ ''Turcinoemacheilus''

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★ ''Vaillantella''

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★ ''Yunnanilus''

External links

★ The Aquarium Wiki - Hillstream loach

References

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