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Acanthocobitis botia
Country
| Country | Myanmar |
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| Continent Ocean | Asia |
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia (COL) |
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| Phylum | Chordata (COL) |
| Class | Actinopterygii (COL) |
| Order | Cypriniformes (COL) |
| Family | Balitoridae (COL) |
Taxonomy
| Genus | Acanthocobitis | Reference | |
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| SubGenus | Vernacular Name | ||
| Species | botia | IUCN Threat Status-Year | Least Concern, 2009 |
| SubSpecies | Nat'l Threat Status-Year | Not Evaluated, 2000 | |
| Infraspecies | Reason for Change | ||
| Infraspecies Rank | CITES | ||
| Taxonomic Group | Fish | Native Status | Native |
| Scientific Name Author | (Hamilton, 1822) | Country Distribution | Myanmar |
| Citation | Description | Asia: Indus basin in Pakistan to the Mae Khlong basin in Thailand through Ganges, Chindwin, Irrawaddy, Sitang and Salween basins. Recorded also from Yunnan, China.
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: A. botia is found in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bhutan, Thailand and China; the species is distributed from the Indus basin in Pakistan to the Mae Khlong basin in Thailand, through the Ganges, Chindwin, Irrawaddy, Sitang and Salween basins. It is also recorded from Yunnan and the Yangtze River basin in China (F. Fang, pers. comm.).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; Bhutan; China; India; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Thailand
Additional data:
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 900
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Population [top]
Population: Detailed population information is lacking for this species however it is decreasing.
Current Population Trend: Decreasing
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: A. botia is a demersal and omnivorous species, which inhabits swift flowing streams in hilly areas with clear water and rocky, pebbly and sandy bottoms. It lays about 100-150 eggs.
Systems: Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: A.botia has economic importance as an ornamental fish species, and is used in traditional medicine in Nepal. It is not known whether this species is captive bred for the aquarium trade.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): In the hilly areas in Pakistan and India habitat quality is declining in as a result of deforestation, leading to siltation. Furthermore, drought has led to a loss of suitable habitat of between 21% and 50% in the past 30 years in Pakistan; the species is assessed as Near Threatened in Pakistan (CAMP workshop, Pakistan 2004).
A. botia is still common and widespread in China (F. Fang, Pers. Comm.).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no conservation measures currently in place.
Citation: Devi, R. & Boguskaya, N. 2009. Acanthocobitis botia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T166465A6215041. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T166465A6215041.en. Downloaded on 04 September 2018.
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Record Level
Growth Parameters
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| Individual Count | 0 | GML Features | |
| Observerd Individual Count | 0 | Notes |
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Additional Info
Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Acanthocobitis botia, click this link: Synonyms. |
Botia nebulosa Blyth, 1860 ¦ Cobitis botia Hamilton, 1822 ¦ Nemacheilus botia (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ Nemacheilus botia botia (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ Nemachilus botia (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ Nemachilus botius (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ Nemachilus mackenziei Chaudhuri, 1910 ¦ Neomacheilus botia (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ Noemacheilus botia (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ |
Common Names To Manage Common Names for Acanthocobitis botia, click this link: Common Names. |
Mottled loach () ¦ Striped loach () ¦ |
Localities To Manage Localities for Acanthocobitis botia, click this link: Localities. |
Species Record Updated By:
Carlos Aurelio Callangan
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