Spotback loach

Spotback loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schistura.

The Spotback loach lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, pH range: 6.0 - 8.0, dH range: 5 - 12 environment.

Common name: Spotback Loach, Banded Mountain Loach Synonyms: Nemacheilus notostigma, Noemacheilus notostigma, Nemachilus notostigma Distribution: Kanneliya Forest and Gin Gana in the Upper Nanikita Ela, the Sabaragamuwa province and Teldeniya, Sri Lanka Sexual Dimorphism: Not known More

Spotback Loach, Banded Mountain Loach Schistura obeini Schistura oedipus Schistura poculi Nemacheilus poculi, Noemacheilus poculi Schistura pridii Mini Dragon Loach Schistura reidi More

Common names

Banded mountain loach in English
Dorsalstich-Plattschmerle in German (Deutsch)
Kandu ehirava in Sinhalese (සිංහල)
Mřenka bojovná in Czech (česky)
Orangefleck-Bachschmerle in German (Deutsch)
Spotback loach in English
Spotted loach in English
Täpläselkäsistura in Finnish (suomen kieli)
背点南鳅 in Mandarin Chinese
背点条鳅 in Mandarin Chinese
背點南鰍 in Mandarin Chinese
背點條鰍 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Balitoridae
Genus : Schistura
Species : Schistura notostigma
Authority : Bleeker, 1863