Botia rostrata

Botia rostrata, the Gangetic loach, ladder loach, or twin-banded loach, is a freshwater fish belonging to the loach family Botiidae. It originates in calmer water pool areas of highland streams in the lower Ganges and Brahmaputra basins in Bangladesh and north India. Records from elsewhere are believed to be misidentification of relatives (e.g., B. histrionica).[3] It is not as common in the aquarium trade as the clown loach or yoyo loach.

Twin-banded loach
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Botiidae
Genus: Botia
Species:
B. rostrata
Binomial name
Botia rostrata
Günther, 1868
Synonyms

Botia dayi Hora, 1932[2]

In the aquarium

B. rostrata can reach a length of up to 11–12 cm (4.3–4.7 in).[3] It needs to be in a group of five or more to create a pecking order and is never seen when kept singly. During fighting or feeding time a larger specimen of this fish may be seen graying out (darkening in body) as a dominance behavior. It likes having plenty of hiding spots and crannies to cram into, so rocks and wood are needed.


References
  1. Chaudhry, S. (2010). "Botia rostrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166399A6200481. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166399A6200481.en.
  2. Kottelat, M. (2012): Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). Archived February 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199.
  3. SeriouslyFish: Botia rostrata. Retrieved 15 July 2014.


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