Hora loach (Botia dayi)

Scientific name: Botia dayi Hora, 1932

Hora loach (Botia dayi)
Photo: http://en.bdfish.org/2011/07/hora-loach-botia-dayi-hora-1932/

The Hora loach (Botia dayi) is a freshwater fish of the family Cobitidae. Native range: Asia, Pakistan and India. Reported from Bangladesh.

Species facts

Scientific name
Botia dayi
Family
Cobitidae (Loaches)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Pakistan and India. Reported from Bangladesh.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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