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Sun loach

Yasuhikotakia eos (Taki, 1972)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the sun 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 sun loach live?

Not recorded

Is the sun 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 sun loach classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyBotiidae
  6. genusYasuhikotakia
  7. SpeciesYasuhikotakia eos (Taki, 1972)

Synonyms Botia eos

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • sekavka slunečnáCzech
  • ปลาหมูขาวThai
  • ปลาหมูขอบกระโดงขาวThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sun loach

Other species in the same genus Yasuhikotakia.

Skunk botia

Yasuhikotakia morleti

BotiidaeNo free photo yet

Blue botia

Yasuhikotakia modesta

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 sun loach?

The sun loach (Yasuhikotakia eos) 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). Sun loach (Yasuhikotakia eos). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sun-loach

MLA

“Sun loach (Yasuhikotakia eos).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sun-loach.

BibTeX
@misc{sun_loach_2026,
  title = {Sun loach (Yasuhikotakia eos)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sun-loach},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}