Clown loach

Clown loach
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Botiidae
Genus: Chromobotia
Kottelat, 2004
Species:
C. macracanthus
Binomial name
Chromobotia macracanthus
(Bleeker, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Cobitis macracanthus Bleeker, 1852
  • Botia macracantha (Bleeker, 1852)

The clown loach (Chromobotia macracanthus), or tiger botia,[1] is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the botiid loach family. It is the sole member of the genus Chromobotia. It originates in inland waters in Indonesia on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. In Sentarum, West Borneo that fish named: ulanguli. It is a popular fish in the freshwater aquarium trade and is sold worldwide.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference badman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chromobotia macracanthus". FishBase. January 2016 version.