Burmese stone loach [SEP] parent taxon
Burmese stone loach
The Burmese stone loach ("Balitora burmanica") is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus "Balitora". It occurs in the Irrawaddy, Salween, and Tenasserim basins in Burma, China, and Thailand. Its maximum length is TL.
Schistura mahnerti
Schistura mahnerti is a species of tropical freshwater fish of the stone loach family Nemacheilidae. It inhabits fast-flowing streams of Thailand and Myanmar (Burma). "S. mahnerti" is one of the more recent species to be introduced to the aquarium trade.
Other common names for this fish include the Burmese-border sand loach and red-tail sand loach. It is sometimes mislabeled in pet stores as a zebra loach or Burmese Border loach, which are both members of the genus Botia.
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