CreatureData

Kuhli loach

Pangio kuhlii (Valenciennes, 1846)

Status not recordedbony fish

The kuhli loach (Pangio kuhlii) is a species in the family Cobitidae, order Cypriniformes.

No freely licensed photo yet

Quick facts about the kuhli 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 kuhli loach live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the kuhli loach as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Mexico

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the kuhli 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 kuhli loach classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCobitidae
  6. genusPangio
  7. SpeciesPangio kuhlii (Valenciennes, 1846)

Synonyms Acanthophtalmus kuhli, Acanthophthalmus fasciatus, Acanthophthalmus kuhli, Acanthophthalmus kuhlii, Acantophthalmus fasciatus, Cobitis kuhlii, Pangio fasciatus

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Coolie loachEnglish
  • Giant coolie loachEnglish
  • Leopard loachEnglish
  • sekavec příčnopásýCzech
  • Botia de KuhlSpanish
  • クーリーローチJapanese
  • Акантофтальмус КюляRussian
  • ปลางูThai
  • 庫勒潘鰍Chinese
  • колючегла́зый вьюн Кю́ляRussian
  • ปลางูคูลี่Thai
  • ปลาปล้องอ้อยคูลีThai
  • ปลาปล้องอ้่อยThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the kuhli loach

Other species in the same genus Pangio.

Java loach

Pangio oblonga

CobitidaeNo free photo yet

CompareKuhli loach vs Pangio loachesKuhli loach vs Slimy loachKuhli loach vs Java loachKuhli loach vs Pangio agma

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the kuhli loach an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the kuhli loach as introduced in 1 country: Mexico, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the kuhli loach?

The kuhli loach (Pangio kuhlii) belongs to the family Cobitidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Kuhli loach (Pangio kuhlii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/kuhli-loach

MLA

“Kuhli loach (Pangio kuhlii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/kuhli-loach.

BibTeX
@misc{kuhli_loach_2026,
  title = {Kuhli loach (Pangio kuhlii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kuhli-loach},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}