Hillstream loach
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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = hillstream loaches | image = Beaufortia kweichowensis.jpg | image_width = 200px | image_caption = Beaufortia kweichowensis | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | superclassis = Osteichthyes | classis = Actinopterygii | ordo = Cypriniformes | familia = Balitoridae | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = See text. }} The hillstream loaches are a family (Balitoridae) of small Eurasian fish. Most species live in swift, clear and well-oxygenated streams. Several species of the subfamily Balitorinae live in fast-flowing streams or torrents and have a large sucker mouth and 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 Plecostomus, which looks similar but is a type of catfish.
The family includes over 600 species in more than 60 genera. Many of the species are popular for aquaria.
Classification
- Subfamily Balitorinae
- Annamia
- Balitora
- Beaufortia
- Bhavania
- Crossostoma
- Cryptotora
- Dienbiena
- Erromyzon
- Gastromyzon
- Glaniopsis
- Hemimyzon
- Homaloptera
- Homalosoma
- Hypergastromyzon
- Jinshaia
- Lepturichthys
- Liniparhomaloptera
- Metahomaloptera
- Neogastomyzon
- Neohomaloptera
- Paraprotomyzon
- Parhomaloptera
- Plesiomyzon
- Protomyzon
- Pseudogastromyzon
- Pseudohomaloptera
- Sectoria
- Sewellia
- Sinogastromyzon
- Sinohomaloptera
- Travancoria
- Vanmanenia
- Subfamily Nemacheilinae
- Aborichthys
- Acanthocobitis
- Barbatula
- Barbucca
- Dzihunia
- Ellopostoma
- Heminoemacheilus
- Indoreonectes
- Lefua
- Longischistura
- Mesonoemacheilus
- Micronemacheilus
- Nemacheilus
- Nemachilichthys
- Neonoemacheilus
- Nun
- Oreonectes
- Orthrias
- Oreias
- Paracobitis
- Paranemachilus
- Physoschistura
- Protonemacheilus
- Schistura
- Seminemacheilus
- Sphaerophysa
- Sundoreonectes
- Traccatichthys
- Tuberoschistura
- Turcinoemacheilus
- Vaillantella
- Yunnanilus