Hello!
No. Brotia is in error for the tropical fish genus. The correct spelling
is Botia [without the "r"]. The website spelling is in error.
Later,
Emilio Jorge Power
Monfils, Paul wrote:
>I did a quick web search for Brotia. I did not find the species dactylus,
>though I found a lot of other species. I also found that no-one can seem to
>agree where to classify this genus. On various websites I found it listed
>under Thiaridae, Pleuroceridae, Melanellidae, and Melanatriidae (which I
>never heard of). Which is the correct family?
>
>I also discovered that there is a genus of tropical fish called Brotia.
>What's the story here? I thought that was a no-no. The fish can be seen
>here:
>
>http://members.tripodasia.com.sg/Shellsnut/loachinternal.htm
>
>Regards,
>Paul M.
>