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Aborichthys elongatusRed-Tailed Squirrel Loach
Hora, 1921
Max length75mm SL3.0in SLTank60 × 30cm24 × 12inTemp15–21°C59–70°FpH6.5–7.5This species may be seen listed as a member of Nemacheilus or the nomen nudum Noemacheilus in older literature and is sometimes sold as 'red tailed, striped sand loach' or 'red tailed squirrel loach'. Only two other Aborichthys have been described to...
Oreichthys crenuchoidesDrape Fin Barb
Schäfer, 2009
Max length45mm SL1.8in SLTank60 × 30cm24 × 12inTemp23–28°C73–82°FpH6.0–7.5This fish is sometimes traded as Oreichthys cosuatis, O. sp. 'high fin', O. 'umangii' (a nomen nudum that has only ever been applied to an image of a fish in the book 'Ornamental Aquarium Fish of India'; K. L.Tekriwal and A. A. Rao 1999), Puntius 'arunavii' or 'neon highfin barb'. It can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: absence of a dark marking in the anal-fin (vs. presence in other species); ½7½ scales scales between pelvic-fin origin and dorsal midline (vs. ½6½ in O. cosuatis and...