Summary ²

The blue botia, Yasuhikotakia modesta, is a tropical freshwater fish of the Botiidae family. In the wild, it comes from large rivers in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The blue botia is a widely available fish in the aquarium trade and can be purchased globally.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Noel Burkhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/51614465@N08/4746656272/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuhikotakia_modesta

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• FishBase
• FishSource
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• VertNet
• World Register of Marine Species

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