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Sectoria

Sectoria is a genus with 2 species in this atlas, catalogued in the Loaches section, recorded from China, Laos and Thailand. Adult sizes run from 1.5 in to 4 in. Every species below links to a full researched profile.

Species in atlas
2
Adult sizes
1.5–4 in
IUCN assessed
2 of 2
Recorded from
3 countries

About the genus

Sectoria is a small genus of loaches native to hill streams of southern China, Laos, and Thailand. The atlas covers 2 species, with a fairly wide size spread for a stone-loach-type genus - from a compact 1.5 in up to 4 in - suggesting some variation in habitat and lifestyle across the two species rather than a single tight body plan. As with most loaches from this region, they are bottom-oriented fish built for gripping the substrate in flowing water.

Neither species has any real presence in the aquarium trade or hobbyist literature - this is a genus known almost entirely from taxonomic and regional survey work. Both atlas species carry a Data Deficient IUCN status, which for a fast-water Southeast Asian loach genus usually reflects a lack of dedicated field assessment rather than any specific evidence of decline; data are sparse enough that little more can be said with confidence.

IUCN Red List: Data Deficient · 2

The 2 species

Every Sectoria recorded in this atlas. Each card links to a full researched profile — distribution, water parameters, and aquarium care, cited to primary sources.

Smith, 1945

1.5 in SL · DD

(Chen, 1999)

4 in SL · DD

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How to cite

Aquarist Atlas (2026). Genus Sectoria. Aquarist Atlas. https://www.aquaristatlas.com/sectoria/

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