Lepidocephalichthys guntea

Lepidocephalichthys guntea, the Guntea loach, is a species of cobitid loach native to southern and southeastern Asia. This species reaches a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. It uses its intestines to breath, which gives it the ability to adapt to live in a variety of stagnant and flowing environments.[2] This fish is found in the aquarium trade.

Lepidocephalichthys guntea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Genus: Lepidocephalichthys
Species:
L. guntea
Binomial name
Lepidocephalichthys guntea
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms

Nemacheilus guttatus (McClelland, 1839)
Cobitis guttatus McClelland, 1839[1]

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