Acantopsis
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Acantopsis is a genus of loaches in the Family Cobitidae. It contains the following seven species:
  • Acantopsis arenae (S. Y. Lin, 1934)
  • Acantopsis choirorhynchos (Bleeker
    Pieter Bleeker
    Pieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....

    , 1854)
    (Horseface loach)
  • Acantopsis dialuzona
    Acantopsis dialuzona
    Acantopsis dialuzona is a loach living in freshwater in Southeast Asia.It inhabits rivers, and grows to a length of 25 cm....

    van Hasselt
    Johan Coenraad van Hasselt
    Johan Coenraad van Hasselt was a Dutch physician, zoologist, botanist and mycologist.Coenraad van Hasselt studied medicine at the University of Groningen....

    , 1823
  • Acantopsis guttatus V. H. Nguyen, 2005
  • Acantopsis multistigmatus Vishwanath & Laisram, 2005
  • Acantopsis octoactinotos
    Acantopsis octoactinotos
    Acantopsis octoactinotos or the Long-nosed loach is a freshwater fish from Indonesia, commonly found in aquariums.Acantopsis octoactinotos has a long straight snout, unlike the similar Horseface loach , in which the snout has a down-turned shape...

    Siebert, 1991
  • Acantopsis thiemmedhi Sontirat, 1999
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