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Blue botia

Yasuhikotakia modesta (Bleeker, 1864)

Status not recordedbony fish

The blue botia (Yasuhikotakia modesta) is a species in the family Botiidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the blue botia

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue botia live?

Not recorded

Is the blue botia endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the blue botia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyBotiidae
  6. genusYasuhikotakia
  7. SpeciesYasuhikotakia modesta (Bleeker, 1864)

Synonyms Botia modesta, Botia rubripinnis

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Orange-finned loachEnglish
  • sekavka žlutoploutváCzech
  • Botia-azulPortuguese
  • Боция модестаRussian
  • ปลาหมูฟ้าThai
  • Зелёная боцияRussian
  • ปลาหมูหางแดง/เหลืองThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blue botia

Other species in the same genus Yasuhikotakia.

Skunk botia

Yasuhikotakia morleti

BotiidaeNo free photo yet

Sun loach

Yasuhikotakia eos

BotiidaeNo free photo yet

Silver loach

Yasuhikotakia lecontei

BotiidaeNo free photo yet

Jaguar loach

Yasuhikotakia splendida

BotiidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blue botia?

The blue botia (Yasuhikotakia modesta) belongs to the family Botiidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue botia (Yasuhikotakia modesta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-botia

MLA

“Blue botia (Yasuhikotakia modesta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-botia.

BibTeX
@misc{blue_botia_2026,
  title = {Blue botia (Yasuhikotakia modesta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-botia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}