Parabotia curtus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The ayumodoki or kissing loach (Parabotia curtus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Botiidae.
It is found in lakes and streams on Honshu, the largest island in Japan. Spawning grounds for kissing loach are ditches and small reservoirs for rice cultivation of a river system located in Japan. The kissing loach migrates to flooded areas, including paddy field areas, for spawning in early summer and the spawning of this species is limited after the formation of flooded areas over terrestrial vegetation. These flooded areas are the result of water from mountain streams and irrigation ponds flooding once dry land and creating man-made wetlands. As adults, Parabotia curtus migrate from these flooded paddy fields to fast moving, muddy streams and rivers like the Yodo River.
Wikipedia contributors, Ayumodoki; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:30:27.082721+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Parabotia curtus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Name authority
- (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Botiidae
- Genus
- Parabotia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyBotiidae Berg, 1940
- subfamilyLeptobotiinae Nalbant, 2002
- genusParabotia Dabry de Thiersant, 1872
- speciesParabotia curtus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Parabotia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Parabotia dubius Kottelat, 2001 | BotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parabotia fasciatus Dabry de Thiersant, 1872 | BotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parabotia kimluani Nguyen, 2005 | BotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parabotia lijiangensis Chen, 1980 | BotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parabotia maculosus (Wu, 1939) | BotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parabotia vancuongi Nguyen, 2005 | BotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parabotia banarescui (Nalbant, 1965) | BotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parabotia bimaculatus Chen, 1980 | BotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parabotia brevirostris Zhu & Zhu, 2012 | BotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parabotia kiangsiensis Liu & Guo, 1986 | BotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parabotia mantschuricus (Berg, 1907) | BotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Leptobotia curta (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | synonym |
| Cobitis curta Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 | synonym |
| Hymenophysa curta (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | synonym |
| Parabotia curta (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | synonym |
| Botia curta (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | synonym |
| Capoeta curta (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1021972 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4CMWK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.