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Acanthopsoides |
Loaches are freshwater fishes of the family Cobitidae, small bottom-dwelling fishes with a flattened ventral profile. Many of the 160 species are brightly-colored and popular with freshwater aquarists. Some species are popular as food fish in Japan.
- Horseface Loach — Acantopsis choirorhynchus
- Longnose Loach — Acantopsis octoactinotos
Cultural Note
Referenced by Shakespeare in Henry IV, part 1: "Why, they will allow us ne'er a jordan, and then we leak in your chimney; and your chamber-lie breeds fleas like a loach." (Act 2)
? (Acanthocobitis, Gastromyzon to Balitoridae, river loaches)
External link
- Loaches Online (http://www.loaches.com)de:Schmerlen