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===Origin===
===Origin===
Barboach seems to be based on the {{wp|Misgurnus anguillicaudatus|dojo loach}} found in East Asia. Sharing many characteristics with the genus such as; burying themselves to hide from view, using their whiskers to detect their surroundings, secretion of a slimy substance and the ability to encase themselves in mud. Considering its evolution, it may also be based on {{wp|loach catfish}}, a family of catfish similar to loaches.
Barboach seems to be based on the {{wp|pond loach}} found in East Asia, which also buries itself to hide from view, uses its whiskers to detect its surroundings, secretes a slimy substance, and encases itself in mud. Considering its evolved form, Barboach may also be based on {{wp|loach catfish}}, a family of catfish similar to loaches.


====Name origin====
====Name origin====
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