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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae Brook loaches

Genus: Lefua

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6 species
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Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Asia
Max. Length 9.8 cm TL
Lefua costata (Kessler, 1876)

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Lefua costata
[Eightbarbel loach]
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Max. Length 7.1 cm SL

 
Lefua echigonia
[]
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Max. Length 8 cm TL

 
Lefua nikkonis
[]
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Lefua pleskei
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Lefua sayu
[]
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Max. Length 5.7 cm SL

 
Lefua torrentis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Lefua costata Eightbarbel loach Asia 9.8 TL 1876
Lefua echigonia Asia 7.1 SL 1907
Lefua nikkonis Asia 8 TL 1903
Lefua pleskei Asia 1888
Lefua sayu Asia 1936
Lefua torrentis Asia 5.7 SL 2018



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