Clown loach: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the clown loach lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chromobotia macracanthus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Cypriniformes
Family	Botiidae

Where does the clown loach live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the clown loach in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Indonesia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the clown loach endangered?

The clown loach’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the clown loach?

The clown loach (Chromobotia macracanthus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Cypriniformes and the family Botiidae, genus Chromobotia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the clown loach

The clown loach (Chromobotia macracanthus), or tiger botia, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the botiid loach family. It is the sole member of the genus Chromobotia. It originates in inland waters in Indonesia on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. The fish is called ulanguli by the locals in Sentarum, West Borneo. It is a popular fish in the freshwater aquarium trade and is sold worldwide.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Clown loach (revision 1376037169), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q841395 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).