Horseface loach

Acantopsis dialuzona

Swift clear streams and even flooded rice fields

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Acantopsis dialuzona is a loach native to the swift, clear streams and rivers of mainland and archipelagic Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, but Southeast Asia outside its range, including as Acantopsis. A. choirorhynchos because of the lack of taxonomic resolution in Acantopsis. It can also be found in flooded fields.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cobitidae
Genus: Acantopsis
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Asia: Java, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula as far north as southern Thailand. Reported from areas of Southeast Asia outside its range, including as Acantopsis. Choirorhynchos because of the lack of taxonomic resolution in Acantopsis .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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