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Common member of the family Botiidae
 
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Etymology Dervied from the regional Asian word botia, meaning "warrior" or "soldier".
Size Smallest 55mm, largest 400mm, average 149mm, most commonly 400mm. All SL.
Species There are 9 "species" in 6 genera in the database
Keepers 9 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
Distribution India, Burma, Thailand, Laos, China, Indonesia

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Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Chromobotia1 species(8 keepers)
2.Botia6 species(2 keepers)
3.Yasuhikotakia6 species(1 keepers)
4.Ambastaia2 species(1 keepers)
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1.
Chromobotia macracanthusChromobotia macracanthus
(36.36%)
2.
Yasuhikotakia morletiYasuhikotakia morleti
(18.18%)
3.
Botia striataBotia striata
(9.09%)
4.Botia lohachata(9.09%)
5.Botia histrionica(9.09%)
6.
Yasuhikotakia modestaYasuhikotakia modesta
(4.55%)
7.Botia kubotai(4.55%)
8.
Botia darioBotia dario
(4.55%)
9.
Ambastaia sidthimunkiAmbastaia sidthimunki
(4.55%)
Hop to next section Most Kept Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred)
1.
Chromobotia macracanthusChromobotia macracanthus
(i:6, k:8, b:0)
2.
Yasuhikotakia morletiYasuhikotakia morleti
(i:4, k:4, b:0)
3.Botia histrionica(i:0, k:2, b:0)
4.Botia lohachata(i:0, k:2, b:0)
5.
Botia striataBotia striata
(i:5, k:2, b:0)
6.
Ambastaia sidthimunkiAmbastaia sidthimunki
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
7.
Botia darioBotia dario
(i:6, k:1, b:0)
8.Botia kubotai(i:0, k:1, b:0)
9.
Yasuhikotakia modestaYasuhikotakia modesta
(i:6, k:1, b:0)