Botia dayi is a valid scientific name.

Botia dayi Hora, 1932

Hora Loach - Rani - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cobitidae
Genus	:	Botia
Species	:	Botia dayi

Common Names:

English	:	Hora Loach[729]
Bangla	:	Rani[5] Rani-mach[274] Beti[274] Bala-Botia[274] Betangi[274] Nanin[729]

Synonyms:

Botia geto (Non Hamilton, 1822)

Maximum Length and Weight:

18 cm (TL) ^[347] 12 cm (TL) ^[6]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length = 1 : 4.5 ^[5]
Body height : Total length = 1 : 4.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 6 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 3-3.3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 2.5-3 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 12(3/9); P₁. 14; P₂. 8; A. 7(2/5); C. 19 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D ii-iii 9; A ii 5; P ii 11-12; V i 7 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B III ; D 13(3/10); A 7(2/5); P 14; V 8; C 19 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}
B iii; D 12 (3/9); A 7 (2/5); P 14; V 8; C 19 ^{[Bhuiyan, 1964]}

Scales:

Data not available

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Not Assessed	(Version 3.1) [730]
Bangladesh	:	Endangered (EN)	(Version 3.1) [194]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	India[6] Pakistan[840]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
Canal, Beel, River ^[347]

Environment: