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Clown loach
The clown loach (also tiger botia),〔 ''Chromobotia macracanthus'', is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the botiid loach family. It is the sole member of the ''Chromobotia'' genus. It originates in inland waters in Indonesia on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. It is a popular fish in the freshwater aquarium trade and is sold worldwide.
==Taxonomy and naming==
The fish was first described as ''Cobitis macracanthus'' by Pieter Bleeker in 1852. In 1989, its scientific name was changed to ''Botia macracanthus''. In 2004, Dr. Maurice Kottelat divided the ''Botia'' genus, containing 47 different species, into seven separate genera, resulting in the clown loach being placed in a genus of its own, ''Chromobotia''.
The genus ''Chromobotia'' derives its name from the Greek word ''chromo'', meaning "colour", and the regional Asian word ''botia'', meaning "warrior" or "soldier"; the specific epithet ''Macracanthus'' is derived from the Greek word ''macros'', meaning "large" and the Latin word ''acanthus'', meaning "thorny", referring to the large spine below each of the fish's eyes. The common name, "clown loach" comes from the fish's bright colors and stripes (many tropical fish with stripes that stand out are commonly called "clown") as well as from its habit of 'entertaining' aquarium owners with strange habits, such as swimming upside down, or 'playing dead.'
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