Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Botiidae (Pointface loaches) > Botiinae
Etymology: Ambastaia:Named for Ambastai (or Ambastus in Latin), a river in Ptolemy’s (ca. 90-168) (identified as the Mekong)..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology