Kissing Loach (Ayumodoki)
Parabotia curtus
Photo: Totti / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
A loach resembling a sweetfish, endemic to Japan. Wild populations are currently confirmed only in parts of Okayama and Kyoto; no wild individuals have been confirmed in Shiga since 1992. It spawns in temporarily flooded fields and channels during the rainy season. Habitat loss and changes to waterways have made it critically threatened, and it is strictly protected.
- Scientific name
- Parabotia curtus
- Group
- Fish
- Prefectures
- Shiga, Kyoto, Okayama
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Critically EndangeredMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
- 日本語
- アユモドキ
- 简体中文
- 拟鲇鳅
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The Kissing Loach (Ayumodoki) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Shiga, Kyoto, Okayama.
The Kissing Loach (Ayumodoki) is listed as "Critically Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as アユモドキ).
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