COBITIDAE kalma ce ta ilmin halitta wacce ke nufin dangin kifin ruwan da aka fi sani da loaches. Wadannan kifayen suna siffanta su da tsayin jikinsu, ƙananan ma'auni, da barbels kewaye da baki. COBITIDAE ya ƙunshi nau'ikan nau'ikan sama da 1000 waɗanda ke rarraba a cikin Asiya, Turai, da Arewacin Amurka.
