Syncrossus Lucasbahi
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''Syncrossus'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of six
loaches Loaches are ray-finned fishes of the suborder Cobitoidei. 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 sp ...
, many of which are popular in the aquarium fish trade. They are primarily found in
Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...
, but ''S. berdmorei'' also occurs marginally outside this region in far northeastern
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
. 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'' ( H. M. Smith, 1931) (chameleon loach) * ''
Syncrossus berdmorei ''Syncrossus berdmorei'' is a freshwater fish in the loach family Botiidae. It is native to streams and rivers in Thailand, Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official Eng ...
'' Blyth, 1860 (Blyth's loach) * '' Syncrossus helodes'' ( Sauvage, 1876) (lesser Katy Loach) * '' Syncrossus hymenophysa'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Syncrossus lucasbahi'' ( Fowler, 1937) * '' Syncrossus reversus'' ( T. R. Roberts, 1989)


References

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