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Queen loach

Botia dario (Hamilton, 1822)

Status not recordedbony fish

The queen loach (Botia dario) is a species in the family Botiidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the queen 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 queen loach live?

Not recorded

Is the queen 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 queen loach classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyBotiidae
  6. genusBotia
  7. SpeciesBotia dario (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonyms Botia geto, Botia macrolineata, Canthophrys flavicauda, Canthophrys zebra, Cobitis dario, Cobitis geto, Diacanthus flavicauda, Diacanthus zebra

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Bengal loachEnglish
  • Bou machBangla
  • sekavka zelenopruháCzech
  • Botia-de-BengalaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the queen loach

Other species in the same genus Botia.

Yoyo

Botia almorhae

BotiidaeNo free photo yet

Y-loach

Botia lohachata

BotiidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the queen loach?

The queen loach (Botia dario) belongs to the family Botiidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Queen loach (Botia dario). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/queen-loach

MLA

“Queen loach (Botia dario).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/queen-loach.

BibTeX
@misc{queen_loach_2026,
  title = {Queen loach (Botia dario)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/queen-loach},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}