Definition of Ambastaia. Meaning of Ambastaia. Synonyms of Ambastaia

- Ambastaia is a genus of botiid loaches native to Mainland Southeast Asia and China. The species in this genus were formerly included in Yasuhikotakia...
- dwarf loach, ladderback loach, pygmy loach, chain loach or chain botia (Ambastaia sidthimunki) is a freshwater fish belonging to the family Botiidae. Formerly...
- Ambastaia nigrolineata is a vulnerable species of loach found in the Mekong basin in Southeast Asia and China. It occurs in clear, fast-flowing riffles...
- but this would be exceptional). Botiidae contains the following genera: Ambastaia Kottelat, 2012 Botia Gray, 1831 Chromobotia Kottelat, 2004 Leptobotia...
- macracanthus), the kuhli loach (Pangio kuhlii), and the dwarf chain loach (Ambastaia sidthimunki). Botiid and gastromyzontid loaches also occasionally make...
- pebbles and stones to graze on. 68 - 78 F (20 - 25.6 C) 6 - 7.5 Dwarf botia Ambastaia sidthimunki 5.5 cm (2.2 in) Formerly named Botia sidthimunki. Bengal loach...
- locality being given as only 'Thailand'. Balantiocheilos melanopterus and Ambastaia sidthimunki, two other species originally found in the area have been...
- tributary of the Chao Phraya, which is home to a number of taxa (for example, Ambastaia nigrolineata and Sectoria) otherwise only known from Mekong. Of the fish...
- additional species formerly included in this genus have been moved to Ambastaia. Yasuhikotakia caudipunctata (Y. Taki & A. Doi, 1995) Yasuhikotakia eos...
- discovered three new freshwater fish species in the world were dwarf loach (Ambastaia sidthimunki), Discherodontus halei (formerly Puntius somphongsi) and Somphongs's...