Canthophrys is a genus of freshwater fish in the loach family, Cobitidae. It contains the sole species Canthophrys gongota, the gongota loach, which is found in South Asia.
Canthophrys | |
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Gongota loach | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cobitidae |
Genus: | Canthophrys Swainson, 1838 |
Species: | C. gongota |
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Canthophrys gongota (F. Hamilton, 1822) | |
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Canthophrys gongota | |
Cobitis gongota |
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