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Jaguar loach

Yasuhikotakia splendida (Roberts, 1995)

Status not recordedbony fish

The jaguar loach (Yasuhikotakia splendida) is a species in the family Botiidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the jaguar loach

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 jaguar loach live?

Not recorded

Is the jaguar loach 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 jaguar loach classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyBotiidae
  6. genusYasuhikotakia
  7. SpeciesYasuhikotakia splendida (Roberts, 1995)

Synonyms Botia splendida

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • sekavka skvěláCzech
  • Pa Mou ManLao
  • ปลาหมูหางจุดใหญ่Thai
  • Pa Kheo KaiLao
  • Pla Moo Hang DokThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the jaguar loach

Other species in the same genus Yasuhikotakia.

Skunk botia

Yasuhikotakia morleti

BotiidaeNo free photo yet

Blue botia

Yasuhikotakia modesta

BotiidaeNo free photo yet

Sun loach

Yasuhikotakia eos

BotiidaeNo free photo yet

Silver loach

Yasuhikotakia lecontei

BotiidaeNo free photo yet

CompareJaguar loach vs Skunk botiaJaguar loach vs Blue botiaJaguar loach vs Sun loachJaguar loach vs Silver loach

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the jaguar loach?

The jaguar loach (Yasuhikotakia splendida) 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). Jaguar loach (Yasuhikotakia splendida). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/jaguar-loach

MLA

“Jaguar loach (Yasuhikotakia splendida).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/jaguar-loach.

BibTeX
@misc{jaguar_loach_2026,
  title = {Jaguar loach (Yasuhikotakia splendida)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jaguar-loach},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}