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Pangio
Kuhli loach in an aquarium, commonly identified as P. kuhlii, but likely P. semicincta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Genus: Pangio
Blyth, 1860
Type species
Cobitis cinnamomea
McClelland, 1839
Species

See text.

Synonyms

Pangio is a genus of small Asian freshwater fish in the true loach family Cobitidae. In earlier taxonomic schemes it was known as Acanthophthalmus. The "kuhli loach" is well-known in the aquarium trade and commonly identified as P. kuhlii, but most individuals actually appear to be P. semicincta.

The type species is Cobitis cinnamomea McClelland 1839, now known as Pangio pangia.

These fish are best represented in Southeast Asia where all but five of the species live, including the Greater Sunda Islands with sixteen species. The five species found outside Southeast Asia are from India and Myanmar. They inhabit a wide range of mostly calm waters such as streams, swamps (often peat swamps) and backwaters, but there are also species in fast-flowing waters, and one, P. bhujia, lives underground.

Species

Pangio oblonga

There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cobitidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Pangio semicincta". SeriouslyFish. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pangio". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. ^ Britz, R.; Ali, A.; Raghavan, R. (2012). "Pangio ammophila, a new species of eel-loach from Karnataka, southern India (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 23 (1): 45–50.
  5. ^ Anoop, V.K.; R. Britz; C.P. Arjun; N. Dahanukar; R. Raghavan (2019). "Pangio bhujia, A New, Peculiar Species of Miniature Subterranean Eel Loach Lacking Dorsal and Pelvic Fins from India (Teleostei: Cobitidae)". Zootaxa. 4683 (1): 144–150. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4683.1.8. PMID 31715940.
  6. Clarke, Matt (2007-03-15). "Four new kuhli loaches described". Practical Fishkeeping magazine. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  7. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pangio". FishBase. December 2024 version.
  8. Sundar, Remya L; Arjun, C.P.; Sidharthan, Arya; Dahanukar, Neelesh; Raghavan, Rajeev (2022-05-16). "A new diminutive subterranean eel loach species of the genus Pangio (Teleostei: Cobitidae) from Southern India". Zootaxa. 5138 (1): 89–97. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5138.1.9. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 36101034.
Taxon identifiers
Pangio
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