Lepidocephalichthys guntea

Lepidocephalichthys guntea, also known as guntea loach, scavenger loach or peppered loach,^[2] is a species of cobitid loach native to southern and south-eastern Asia. This species reaches a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. It uses its intestines to breathe, which gives it the ability to adapt to live in a variety of stagnant and flowing environments.^[3] This fish is found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

Guntea loach
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cobitidae
Genus:	Lepidocephalichthys
Species:	L. guntea
Binomial name
Lepidocephalichthys guntea (F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms[1]: 32–33
List Cobitis balgara Hamilton, 1822 Cobitis Maya Sykes, 1839 Canthophrys vittatus Swainson, 1839 Canthophrys olivaceus Swainson, 1839 Cobitis phoxocheila M'Clelland, 1839 Misgurnus lateralis Günther, 1868 Lepidocephalus dibruensis Sen, 1979 Lepidocephalichthys nepalensis Shrestha, 1981