Cobitidae | |
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Cobitis biwae | |
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Cobitis paludica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Superfamily: | Cobitoidei |
Family: | Cobitidae Swainson, 1838[1] |
Type species | |
Cobitis taenia Linnaeus, 1758
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Genera | |
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Cobitidae, also known as the true loaches, is a family of Old World freshwater fish. They occur throughout Eurasia and in Morocco, and inhabit riverine ecosystems. Today, most "loaches" are placed in other families (see below). The family includes about 260 described species. New species are being described regularly.[2][3][4]
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