Taxonomy of Finfish (1+2)

4.1.1.5 Family : Cobiridae

1. Body short, low,more or less cylindrical, posteriorly compressed but never depressed
2. Body with small cycloid scale when present, usually immersed in mucus, may be present on head also
3. Mouth subterminal to inferior
4. Lips thick, fleshy and papillated
5. 3 pairs of barbells
6. An erectile spine before or below eye present
7. Verticle fins with out any spine
8. Pelvic fins may be absent

Two sub families with eight genera

Subfamily : Botinae

1. Two pairs of rostral barbells placed very close to each other
2. Caudal fin well forked
3. Dorsal fin with 10 to 15 rays (8 to 13 branched)

Genus

1. Botia spp – with 11 species

Sub family 2 – Cobitinae

1. Only one pair of rostral barbells. Caudal fin rounded (or) Slightly emarginated (exception Acantopsis)
2. Dorsal fin with 8 – 30 rays

It consist of 7 genera. They are

1. Neoeucirrhichthys mayelli - single speices
2. Enobarbichthys macularus – single species
3. Pangio spp - 4 species
4. Somileptus gongota -single species
5. Lepido cephalichthys sp. – 11 species
6. Misgurnus anguillicaudatus – only one species
7. Acantopsis sp – two species