title: A revision of the spirit loaches, genus Lepidocephalus (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae).
abstract: Lepidocephalus has been assumed to include only two species and confined to peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia. However, based on records and collections reported herein, the genus contains five species and is most common in the Chao Phraya basin of Thailand. Large rivers seem to be the preferred habitat, and difficulty in collecting these rivers may account for the paucity of specimens in collections. The known range of these five species includes western and southern Borneo, Java, Sumatra, peninsular Malaysia, and central Thailand.
authors.affiliation: Inland Fisheries Research and Development Bureau, Department of Fisheries, NIFI Building, Kasetklang, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand.; Email: dgridsada@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Gridsada
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Deein
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50100, Thailand.; Email: weerapongse@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Weerapongse
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tangjitjaroen
authors.affiliation: Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7800 USA.; Email: lpage1@ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Lawrence M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Page
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003531:Cypriniformes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D045483:Rivers; D013785:Thailand