: any of a family (Cobitidae) of small Old World freshwater fishes related to the carps
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Dehou heterocercal stone loaches varied in coloring depending on whether the fish came from inside or outside of the cave, researchers said and photos show.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
For example, one of the species reported in the contest, the oriental weather fish or dojo loach, is a freshwater fish introduced from Asia.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 30 Nov. 2022
For nearly five decades, ichthyologists — zoologists focused on fish — have been searching for the loach.
—Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2021
There are at least 18 species in the watershed that are listed as threatened or endangered, including eight native fish species, such as loach minnows and razorback suckers.
—Ian James, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2021
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
For example, one of the species reported in the contest, the oriental weather fish or dojo loach, is a freshwater fish introduced from Asia.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 30 Nov. 2022
For nearly five decades, ichthyologists — zoologists focused on fish — have been searching for the loach.
—Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2021
There are at least 18 species in the watershed that are listed as threatened or endangered, including eight native fish species, such as loach minnows and razorback suckers.
—Ian James, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2021
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“Loach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loach. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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