''Gobiobotia'' is a genus of

cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest ve ...

fish that is found in eastern

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. Species are typically small bottom dwellers.

Species

There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Gobiobotia abbreviata ''Gobiobotia abbreviata'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barb ...

'' P. W. Fang & Ki. Fu. Wang, 1931 * ''

Gobiobotia brevibarba ''Gobiobotia brevibarba'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the b ...

'' T. Mori, 1935 * ''

Gobiobotia brevirostris ''Gobiobotia brevirostris'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the ba ...

'' Yi-Yu Chen & W. H. Cao, 1977 * ''

Gobiobotia cheni ''Gobiobotia cheni'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and ...

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, 1966 * ''

Gobiobotia filifer ''Gobiobotia filifer'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Yangtze The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the w ...

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Gobiobotia guilingensis ''Gobiobotia guilingensis'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the ba ...

'' Yi-Yu Chen, 1989 * ''

Gobiobotia homalopteroidea ''Gobiobotia homalopteroidea'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the ...

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Gobiobotia jiangxiensis ''Gobiobotia jiangxiensis'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the ba ...

'' E. Zhang & H. Z. Liu, 1995 * ''

Gobiobotia kolleri ''Gobiobotia kolleri'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Hainan and Vietnam. Named in honor of the late Otto Koller Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old H ...

'' Bănărescu &

, 1966 * ''

Gobiobotia lii ''Gobiobotia'' is a genus of cyprinid fish that is found in eastern Asia. Species are typically small bottom dwellers. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * ''Gobiobotia abbreviata'' P. W. Fang & Ki. Fu. Wang, 1 ...

'' X. Chen, 2022 * ''

Gobiobotia longibarba ''Gobiobotia longibarba'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the b ...

'' P. W. Fang & Ki. Fu. Wang, 1931 * ''

Gobiobotia macrocephala ''Gobiobotia macrocephala'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the ...

'' T. Mori, 1935 * ''

Gobiobotia meridionalis ''Gobiobotia meridionalis'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the ba ...

'' Yi-Yu Chen & W. H. Cao, 1977 * ''

Gobiobotia naktongensis ''Gobiobotia naktongensis'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the ba ...

'' T. Mori, 1935 * ''

Gobiobotia nicholsi ''Gobiobotia nicholsi'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to China. Named in honor of John Treadwell Nichols John Treadwell Nichols (June 11, 1883 – November 10, 1958) was an American ichthyologi ...

'' Bănărescu &

, 1966 * ''

Gobiobotia pappenheimi The eightbarbel gudgeon (''Gobiobotia pappenheimi'') is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Yangtze and Amur The Amur (russian: река́ Аму́р, ), or Heilong Jiang (, "Black Dragon River", ...

'' Kreyenberg, 1911 (Eightbarbel gudgeon) * ''

Gobiobotia paucirastella ''Gobiobotia paucirastella'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the Qujiang and Qiantang The Qiantang River, formerly known as the Hangchow River and alternatively romanised as the Tsientang Ri ...

'' M. L. Zheng & J. P. Yan, 1986 * ''

Gobiobotia tungi ''Gobiobotia tungi'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs ...

'' P. W. Fang, 1933 * ''

Gobiobotia yuanjiangensis ''Gobiobotia yuanjiangensis'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the ...

'' Yi-Yu Chen & W. H. Cao, 1977

References

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