Lepidocephalus

Lepidocephalus
Lepidocephalus macrochir
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Genus: Lepidocephalus
Bleeker, 1859
Type species
Cobitis macrochir
Bleeker, 1854

Lepidocephalus is a genus of loaches native to Southeast Asia. Members of this genus are known as "spirit loaches".[1]

Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Deein, G., Tangjitjaroen, W. & Page, L.M. (2014): A revision of the spirit loaches, genus Lepidocephalus (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae). Zootaxa, 3779 (3): 341–352.
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