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I was lucky enough to have time to go 'fishing' during my last mission in Hubei Province, Central China. And amongst others I found 2 loach type fish. I think the first one is Cobitis chinensis, but I have no clue about the other one. Can anybody help? Thanks!







This fish I have not been able to find:



In this picture you can see them from above, they are the ones on the left

Hello and welcome to the Forum! Sorry but i cant help you with ID but i can saythey are beautifully reticulated and that shrimp is also nice. hope some of our coldwater loach experts can help.

Thanks Sharky! Yes, I loved that loach too and they were pretty abundant...

done my searchin a bit. Is it this? http://www.loaches.com/species-index/somileptes-gongota . If not itmay be a goby

Absolutely stunning. Than you for sharing.

Hi,

Chinensis is neither a valid species nor a synonym in the genus Cobitis. The main thing is they are very nice!

The second one has two dorsal fins, so it isn't a loach. It's a goby, but I've no idea about the genus.

Cheers,
Thomas

Hi Biulu , are there also a couple of cyprinids in that overhead pic ?

Hi Thomas, I spelled the name of the Cobitis wrong; it should be C. sinensis....
Some people have suggested to me that the second one it is a Rhinogobius, so not a loach but effectively a goby type.

piggy4 wrote:Hi Biulu , are there also a couple of cyprinids in that overhead pic ?

Yes, Piggy. Actually it is a fish that gets up to 10 cms long and is a local delicacy. I have a better picture of it here. Nobody has been able to identify this one either, so if you can help, that would be great!

Hi Biulu , by no means certain but possibly Leuciscus sp/ or maybe a Squalidus sp/ ?

Definitively not leuciscus as their bodies are too deep and the fish too big. These fish reach 10 cm max. Squalidus is more likely, but I have not been able to find a picture that matches this fish.