Genus
Aborichthys
- Species
- 3
- Photographed
- 3 of 3
- Difficulty rated
- 3 of 3
Where the name comes fromEdit
named for the Abor Hills in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India, in combination with the Greek ichthýs (Gr. ἰχθύς), meaning 'fish'.
Aborichthys elongatusRed-Tailed Squirrel Loach
Hora, 1921
The red-tailed squirrel loach, Aborichthys elongatus, is a nemacheilid loach from Darjeeling District, West Bengal, in north-east India. It lives among rocks and cobbles in shallow, swift streams running down from the Sivalik Hills into the Teesta and Brahmaputra drainage. The species is quite rare in the trade, and most fish sold under the name are collected at lower altitudes in Jalpaiguri District and probably represent different species.
Aborichthys sp. 'AR01'
authority not recorded
Aborichthys sp. 'AR01' is a nemacheilid loach, apparently undescribed, known only from the Raidak I River basin in West Bengal, India. It is usually traded as A. elongatus, but that species appears endemic to higher-altitude waters in Darjeeling District, and the colour and patterning of the two are clearly different. It inhabits shallow, swiftly-flowing water over gravel and small rocks.
Aborichthys sp. 'AR02'
authority not recorded
Aborichthys sp. 'AR02' is a small nemacheilid loach, apparently undescribed, known only from the Raidak I River basin in West Bengal, India. It occasionally turns up as a contaminant in shipments of A. sp. 'AR01'. Its small adult size, which seems to be 30 to 35 mm SL, and its relatively wide dark vertical bars along the body and single reddish bar in the caudal fin set it apart from others in the genus.