Family : Balitoridae (River loaches) , subfamily: Nemacheilinae
Order : Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Mottled loach
Fish Name : Acanthocobitis botia
Max size : 11.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6351)
Environment : demersal; pH range: 7.19999980926514; dH range: 25
Climate : tropical; 24 - 26°C
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec = 100)Distribution : 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.
Diagnosis : Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-17; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Distinguished from its congeners by the absence of a suborbital flap in male, the flap being replaced by a suborbital groove; lateral line reaches at least to anus (Ref. 39226).
Biology : Inhabits clear water, swift flowing streams with rocky, pebbly and sandy bottoms (Ref. 1479)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4832)

India country information
Common Names : Gadera, गदीरा, चिटाइ, Chikli, Chitai
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses