Balitora

E805050

Balitora is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling freshwater fishes commonly known as stone loaches, found in fast-flowing streams of South and Southeast Asia.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Balitora canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish genus ⓘ
genus ⓘ
activityPeriod diurnal ⓘ
adaptation adapted to strong currents ⓘ
belongsToClade Ostariophysi ⓘ
Teleostei ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName stone loaches ⓘ
diet algae and biofilm ⓘ
benthic invertebrates ⓘ
ecologicalNiche bottom-dwelling ⓘ
environment lotic ⓘ
family Balitoridae ⓘ
finType caudal fin ⓘ
dorsal fin ⓘ
paired pectoral fins ⓘ
paired pelvic fins ⓘ
foundInCountry Bangladesh ⓘ
Bhutan ⓘ
China ⓘ
India ⓘ
Laos ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
geographicDistribution South Asia ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
habitat fast-flowing streams ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ
hasGillOpenings yes ⓘ
hasScales yes ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle demersal ⓘ
locomotion swimming ⓘ
order Cypriniformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction egg-laying ⓘ
respiration gills ⓘ
sensorySystem lateral line system ⓘ
skeletonType bony fish ⓘ
substratePreference gravel substrates ⓘ
rocky stream beds ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typicalBodySize small ⓘ
waterType freshwater streams ⓘ
waterZone benthic ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Balitoridae → notableGenus → Balitora ⓘ