''Syncrossus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of six

loaches Loaches are fish of the superfamily Cobitoidea. They are freshwater, benthic (bottom-dwelling) fish found in rivers and creeks throughout Eurasia and northern Africa. Loaches are among the most diverse groups of fish; the 1249 known species of C ...

, many of which are popular in the aquarium fish trade. They are primarily found in

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...

, but ''S. berdmorei'' also occurs marginally outside this region in far northeastern

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

. It is one of eight genera in its family.Kottelat, M. (2012)
Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei).
''The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology'', Supplement No. 26: 1-199.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''

Syncrossus beauforti ''Synocrossus beauforti'', the barred loach, chameleon loach or chameleon botia, is a species of freshwater fish from the loach family Botiidae which is found in mainland south-east Asia. Description ''Syncrossus beauforti'' resembles ''Syncros ...

'' ( H. M. Smith, 1931) (chameleon loach) * '' Syncrossus berdmorei''

Blyth Blyth may refer to: People * Blyth (surname) * Blythe (given name) Places Australia * Blyth, South Australia, a small town Canada * Blyth, Ontario, a village United Kingdom * Blyth, Northumberland, a town ** Blyth Valley (UK Parliament ...

, 1860 (Blyth's loach) * '' Syncrossus helodes'' (

Sauvage Sauvage, French for "savage" may refer to: ; as a surname: * Catherine Sauvage (1929–1998), a French singer and actress * Cyrille Sauvage (born 1973), a French racing driver * Frédéric Sauvage (1786–1857), a French boat builder who carried ...

, 1876) (lesser Katy Loach) * ''

Syncrossus hymenophysa ''Syncrossus hymenophysa'', commonly known as the tiger loach, tiger botia or green tiger loach, is a species of freshwater fish in the loach family Botiidae. It is native to fast mountain streams and large rivers, over soft substrates and often ...

'' (

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Syncrossus lucasbahi ''Syncrossus'' is a genus of six loaches, many of which are popular in the aquarium fish trade. They are primarily found in Southeast Asia, but ''S. berdmorei'' also occurs marginally outside this region in far northeastern India. It is one of ei ...

'' ( Fowler, 1937) * ''

Syncrossus reversa ''Syncrossus'' is a genus of six loaches, many of which are popular in the aquarium fish trade. They are primarily found in Southeast Asia, but ''S. berdmorei'' also occurs marginally outside this region in far northeastern India. It is one of ei ...

'' ( T. R. Roberts, 1989)

References

Botiidae Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Edward Blyth {{Cypriniformes-stub