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Balitoridae
Sucker-belly loach
Balitora kwangsiensis
A sucker bellied loach of southern Chinese rivers
Sucker-belly loach is a freshwater fish found around Asia. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 12 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Balitoridae
- Genus
- Balitora
- Maximum length
- 12 cm
- Body shape
- anguilliform
- Distribution
- Asia: Nam Ma basin in Laos, Red River basin in Viet Nam and Yunnan, and southeastern China.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

