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Dwarf botia

Ambastaia sidthimunki (Klausewitz, 1959)

Status not recordedbony fish

The dwarf botia (Ambastaia sidthimunki) is a species in the family Botiidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the dwarf 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 dwarf botia live?

Not recorded

Is the dwarf 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 dwarf botia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyBotiidae
  6. genusAmbastaia
  7. SpeciesAmbastaia sidthimunki (Klausewitz, 1959)

Synonyms Botia sidthimunki, Botia sidthimunkii, Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Aree’s clown loachEnglish
  • Chained loachEnglish
  • Dwarf chain loachEnglish
  • Dwarf clawn loachEnglish
  • Dwarf clown loachEnglish
  • Dwarf loachEnglish
  • Ladderback loachEnglish
  • Pygmy loachEnglish
  • sekavka maláCzech
  • DværgsmerlingDanish
  • ZwergschmerleGerman
  • KääpiönuoliainenFinnish
  • Pla Moo AreeLao
  • Bocja karlowataPolish
  • DvärgbotiaSwedish
  • ปลาหมูอารีย์Thai
  • 小沙鰍Chinese
  • SchachbrettschmerleGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dwarf botia

Other species in the same genus Ambastaia.

CompareDwarf botia vs Black-lined loach

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dwarf botia?

The dwarf botia (Ambastaia sidthimunki) belongs to the family Botiidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dwarf botia (Ambastaia sidthimunki). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-botia

MLA

“Dwarf botia (Ambastaia sidthimunki).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-botia.

BibTeX
@misc{dwarf_botia_2026,
  title = {Dwarf botia (Ambastaia sidthimunki)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-botia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}