Pangio is a
genus of small Asian
freshwater fish in the true loach
familyCobitidae. 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.[1]
These fish are best represented in
Southeast Asia where all but five of the species live,[3][4] including the
Greater Sunda Islands with sixteen species. The five species found outside Southeast Asia are from
India and
Myanmar.[3][5] 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,[3] and one, P. bhujia,
lives underground.[4]
Species
Pangio oblonga
There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus:[6]
^"Pangio". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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abcdBritz, 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.
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abcAnoop, 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.
PMID31715940.