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 (BleekerPieter BleekerPieter 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 dialuzonaAcantopsis dialuzonaAcantopsis dialuzona is a loach living in freshwater in Southeast Asia.It inhabits rivers, and grows to a length of 25 cm....
van HasseltJohan Coenraad van HasseltJohan 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 octoactinotosAcantopsis octoactinotosAcantopsis 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