''Serpenticobitis'', popularly known as serpent loaches, is a small
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
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 ...
found in the
Mekong River Basin 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 ...
.
It is the only genus in the family Serpenticobitidae.
Species
''Serpenticobitis'' contains the following species:
* ''
Serpenticobitis cingulata''
T. R. Roberts, 1997
* ''
Serpenticobitis octozona''
T. R. Roberts, 1997
* ''
Serpenticobitis zonata''
Kottelat, 1998
References
Serpenticobitidae
Fish of Asia
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