title: Aperioptus
text: # Aperioptus
  
  Aperioptus is a genus of loach only found in Southeast Asia.
  
  ## Species
  
  There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
  
  * Aperioptus delphax (Siebert, 1991)
  * Aperioptus gracilentus (H. M. Smith, 1945)
  * Aperioptus gracilis (Fowler, 1934)
  * Aperioptus hapalias (Siebert, 1991)
  * Aperioptus pictorius J. Richardson, 1848
  * Aperioptus robertsi (Siebert, 1991)
  