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Scientific Name	**Pangio semicincta** (Fraser-Brunner, 1940)
Common Names	Kuhli Loach Coolie Loach, Kuhliål (Sweden), Leopard Eel, Ormgrönling (Sweden)
Type Locality	Mawai District, Johore, Malaysia.
Synonym(s)	Acanthophthalmus semicinctus
Species Information
Identification	Loaches of the genus Pangio are distributed in India and most of Indochina and the Sunda Islands (Kottelat & Lim, 1993). They comprise 31 valid species of small, elongated, eel-like cypriniforms commonly known as eel-loaches.
General Remarks	This is nearly always sold under the incorrect identification of Pangio kuhli.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Malay Peninsula. Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 6 (no. 32), pp 172, Fig. 3.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:57 (species record created: 2011 Nov 19 16:34)