FAMILY Botiidae Berg, 1940 - loaches, botias SUBFAMILY Leptobotiinae Nalbant, 2002 - botias [=Leptobotiini] Notes: Leptobotiini Nalbant, 2002:315 [ref. 27361] (tribe) Leptobotia GENUS Leptobotia Bleeker, 1870 - botias [=Leptobotia Bleeker [P.], 1870:256] Notes: [ref. 5871]. Fem. Botia elongata Bleeker, 1870. Type by monotypy. Species described in Botia but put in Leptobotia at end of description. •Valid as Leptobotia Bleeker, 1870 -- (Nalbant 1963:357 [ref. 3140], Sawada 1982:197 [ref. 14111], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:58 [ref. 6441], Ye in Pan et al. 1991:250 [ref. 23876], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:49 [ref. 22798], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:88 [ref. 23556], Vasil'eva 1998:100 [ref. 23591], Nalbant 2002:315 [ref. 27361], Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Naseka & Bogutskaya 2004:283 [ref. 27838], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:107 [ref. 28183], Tang et al. 2008:1 [ref. 29536], Li et al. 2008:630 [ref. 29976], Watanabe et al. 2009:421 [ref. 30549], Kottelat 2012:16 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:174 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia Bleeker, 1870. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Species Leptobotia bellacauda Bohlen & Slechtova, 2016 - Anhui loach (author) [=Leptobotia bellacauda Bohlen [J.] & Šlechtová [V.], 2016:65, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Zootaxa 4205 (no. 1); ref. 34953] Anhui province, Quipu River in Shitai County (Yangtze drainage), China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia bellacauda Bohlen & Šlechtová, 2016. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Quipu River, China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Leptobotia citrauratea (Nichols, 1925) - imperial flower loach [=Botia citrauratea Nichols [J. T.], 1925:5] Notes: [American Museum Novitates No. 177; ref. 3179] Tungting Lake, Hunan Province, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia citrauratea (Nichols, 1925). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Tungting Lake [Lake Dongting], China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Leptobotia elongata (Bleeker, 1870) - imperial flower loach [=Botia elongata Bleeker [P.], 1870:254, 2nd pl. (top fig.), Cobitis variegata Dabry de Thiersant [P.], 1872:191, Pl. 49 (fig. 5)] Notes: [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 4; ref. 5871] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia elongata (Bleeker, 1870). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater. (variegata) [La pisciculture et la pêche en Chine; ref. 12507] Yetchuen, China. Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia elongata (Bleeker, 1870). Botiidae. Habitat: freshwater. Species Leptobotia flavolineata Wang, 1981 - Juma loach [=Leptobotia flavolineata Wang [H.-Y.], 1981:1] Notes: [English p. 3], 2 Figs. [Memoirs of the Beijing Natural History Museum No. 12; ref. 8403] Juma River, Shidu, Fangshan County, Beijing, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia flavolineata Wang, 1981. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Leptobotia guilinensis Chen, 1980 - lepto loach, royal gold-banded loach [=Leptobotia guilinensis Chen [J.-X.], 1980:15 [Engl. p. 24], Fig. 5] Notes: [Zoological Research v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 23120] Guilin City, Guangxi Province, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia guilinensis Chen, 1980. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Guangxi Province, China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Leptobotia hengyangensis Huang & Zhang, 1986 - Xiang-jiang botia (author) [=Leptobotia hengyangensis Huang [H.-J.] & Zhang [W.], 1986:99] Notes: [Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 16243] Xiang-jiang system, Heng-yang, Hunan, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia hengyangensis Huang & Zhang, 1986. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Leptobotia micra Bohlen & Slechtova, 2017 - Guilin loach (author) [=Leptobotia micra Bohlen [J.] & Šlechtová [V.], 2017:91, Figs. 2-3] Notes: [Zootaxa 4250 (no. 1); ref. 35233] Market in Guilin, reportedly collected in River Li close to Guilin, Guangxi province, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia micra Bohlen & Šlechtová, 2017. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: River Li, Guangxi, China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Leptobotia microphthalma Fu & Ye, 1983 - Leshan loach (author) [=Leptobotia microphthalma Fu [T.-Y.] & Ye [M.-R.], 1983:121 (English p. 123), Fig. 1] Notes: [Zoological Research v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 8344] Leshan County, Min River system, Sichuan, China, elevation about 450 meters. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia microphthalma Fu & Ye, 1983. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Leptobotia orientalis Xu et al., 1981 - Wuguan loach (author) [=Leptobotia orientalis Xu [T.-Q.], Fang [S.-M.] & Wang [H.-Y.], 1981:379, Fig. 1] Notes: [Zoological Research v. 2 (no. 4); ref. 26710] Wuguan River, Danfeng County, Shanxi Province, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia orientalis Xu, Fang & Wang, 1981. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Hanjiang and Hanhe rivers, China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Leptobotia pellegrini Fang, 1936 - Szechuan botia (author) [=Leptobotia pellegrini Fang [P.-W.], 1936:29] Notes: [Sinensia v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 1302] Szechuan, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia pellegrini Fang, 1936. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Leptobotia posterodorsalis Lan & Chen, in Chen & Lan, 1992 - Huanjiang botia (author) [=Leptobotia posterodorsalis Lan [J.-H.] & Chen [J.-X.], in Chen & Lan, 1992:106 (English p. 109), Fig. 3] Notes: [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 17 (no. 1); ref. 21067] Huanjiang County, Guangxi, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia posterodorsalis Lan & Chen, 1992. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Leptobotia punctata Li et al., 2008 - Qianjiang botia [=Leptobotia punctatus Li [J.], Li [X.-H.] & Chen [X.-L.], 2008:630, Fig. 1] Notes: [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 33 (no. 3); ref. 29976] Qianjiang River in Guiping City, 23°24'N, 110°24'E, Guangxi, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia punctata Li, Li & Chen, 2008. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Qianjiang River, Guangxi, China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Leptobotia rubrilabris (Dabry de Thiersant, 1872) - rubrilabris botia (author) [=Parabotia rubrilabris Dabry de Thiersant [P.] (ex Guichenot), 1872:191, Pl. 49 (fig. 8), Botia fangi Tchang [T.-L.], 1930:51, Fig. 5, Botia pratti Günther [A.], 1892:250, Pl. 4 (fig. A)] Notes: [La pisciculture et la pêche en Chine; ref. 12507] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia rubrilabris (Dabry de Thiersant, 1872). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater. (fangi) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 55 (no. 1); ref. 4366] Szechuan, China. Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia rubrilabris (Dabry de Thiersant, 1872). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Habitat: freshwater. (pratti) [List of the species of reptiles and fishes collected by Mr. A. E. Pratt; ref. 14508] Kia-tiang-fu, foot of Omie-shan, Szechwan, China, elevation 1070 feet. Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia rubrilabris (Dabry de Thiersant, 1872). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Habitat: freshwater. Species Leptobotia taeniops (Sauvage, 1878) - Yangtze River loach, purple loach, honeycomb loach [=Parabotia taeniops Sauvage [H.-E.] (ex Guichenot), 1878:90 [5], Botia purpurea Nichols [J. T.], 1925:4, Fig. 3], Cobitris cha-ny Dabry de Thiersant [P.], 1872:191] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 2; ref. 3878] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia taeniops (Sauvage, 1878). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater. (purpurea) [American Museum Novitates No. 177; ref. 3179] Huping, Tungting Lake, Hunan Province, China. Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia taeniops (Sauvage, 1878). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Habitat: freshwater. (cha-ny) [La pisciculture et la pêche en Chine; ref. 12507] Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia taeniops (Sauvage, 1878). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Species Leptobotia tchangi Fang, 1936 - Chekiang botia (author) [=Leptobotia tchangi Fang [P.-W.], 1936:40] Notes: [Sinensia v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 1302] Hsia-chiao-kou, near west Tien-mu-shan, Chekiang, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia tchangi Fang, 1936. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Leptobotia tientainensis (Wu, 1930) - Tien-Tai botia (author) [=Botia tientainensis Wu [H.-W.], 1930:258, Fig. 3, Botia compressicauda Nichols [J. T.], 1931:2, Leptobotia tientainensis hansuiensis Fang [S.-M.] & Hsu [T.-C.], 1980:265, Fig. 1] Notes: [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 16239] Creek in Tien-Tai Mountain, Chekiang, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia tientainensis (Wu, 1930). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater. (compressicauda) [American Museum Novitates No. 449; ref. 16310] Chungan Hsien, northwestern Fukien Province, China. Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia tientainensis (Wu, 1930). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Habitat: freshwater. (hansuiensis) [Zoological Research v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 21316] Langao, Shaanxi Province, China. Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia tientainensis (Wu, 1930). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Habitat: freshwater. GENUS Parabotia Dabry de Thiersant, 1872 - parabotias [=Parabotia Dabry de Thiersant [P.] (ex Guichenot), 1872:191] Notes: [ref. 12507]. Fem. Parabotia fasciatus Guichenot, 1872. Type by monotypy. See Kottalat (2012:18) for comments on status of genera. •Valid as Parabotia Dabry