Canthophrys
Canthophrys is a genus of freshwater fish in the loach family, Cobitidae. It contains the sole species Canthophrys gongota, the gongota loach, which is found in South Asia.
| Canthophrys | |
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| Gongota loach | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cobitidae |
| Genus: | Canthophrys Swainson, 1838 |
| Species: | C. gongota |
| Binomial name | |
| Canthophrys gongota (F. Hamilton, 1822) | |
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References
- Chaudhry, S. (2010). "Canthophrys gongota". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T166570A6238688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166570A6238688.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Canthophrys gongota" in FishBase. August 2011 version.
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