Hillstream loach
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Subfamily Balitorinae
Annamia
Balitora
Bhavania
Crossostoma
Cryptotora
Gastromyzon
Glaniopsis
Hemimyzon
Homaloptera
Hypergastromyzon
Lepturichthys
Liniparhomaloptera
Neohomaloptera
Paraprotomyzon
Parhomaloptera
Plesiomyzon
Protomyzon
Pseudogastromyzon
Pseudohomaloptera
Sectoria
Sewellia
Sinogastromyzon
Travancoria
Subfamily Nemacheilinae
Aborichthys
Acanthocobitis
Barbatula
Ellopostoma
Indoreonectes
Lefua
Longischistura
Mesonemacheilus
Micronemacheilus
Nemacheilus
Neonoemacheilus
Nun
Oreonectes
Orthrias
Paracobitis
Physoschistura
Schistura
Seminemacheilus
Sphaerophysa
Sundoreonectes
Triplophysa
Troglocobitis
Tuberoschistura
Turcinemacheilus
Vaillantella
Yunnanilus
unclassified
Beaufortia
Oreias
Vanmanenia
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The hillstream loaches are a family (Balitoridae) of small Eurasian fish that generally live in fast-flowing streams and have a large sucker mouth and modified ventral fins used for clinging to rocks. They have a number of similarities with the sibling family of loaches (Cobitidae), such as multiple barbels around the mouth. They should not be confused with Plecostomus, which looks similar but is a type of catfish.
The family includes over 500 species in at least 52 genera. Many of the species are popular for aquaria.
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