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Hotoke Loach (Lefua echigonia)
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Ecological Illustration of Hotoke Loach (Lefua echigonia)
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Nemacheilidae

Hotoke Loach

Lefua echigonia

Spherical eggs on leaves

  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • East Asia
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Temperate fish

Hotoke Loach is a freshwater fish from Asia. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 7.1 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family
Nemacheilidae
Genus
Lefua
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
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