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Paracanthocobitis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Nemacheilidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Similar
  
Cypriniformes, Paracanthocobitis mooreh, Nemacheilidae, Mesonoemacheilus, Paracanthocobitis urophthalma

Paracanthocobitis is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Nemacheilidae. This genus is known from the Indus basin in Pakistan to the Mekong basin of Cambodia and Laos The type species is Paracanthocobitis zonalternans.

Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:

  • Paracanthocobitis abutwebi R. A. Singer & Page, 2015 (Hillstream zipper loach)
  • Paracanthocobitis adelaideae R. A. Singer & Page, 2015 (Checkerboard zipper loach)
  • Paracanthocobitis aurea (F. Day, 1872) (Barred zipper loach)
  • Paracanthocobitis botia (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Mottled zipper loach)
  • Paracanthocobitis canicula R. A. Singer & Page, 2015 (Houndstooth zipper loach)
  • Paracanthocobitis linypha R. A. Singer & Page, 2015 (Sewing needle zipper loach)
  • Paracanthocobitis mackenziei (B. L. Chaudhuri, 1910) (Robust zipper loach)
  • Paracanthocobitis maekhlongensis R. A. Singer & Page, 2015 (Maekhlong zipper loach)
  • Paracanthocobitis mandalayensis (Rendahl (de), 1948) (Mandalay zipper loach)
  • Paracanthocobitis mooreh (Sykes, 1839) (Maharashtra zipper loach)
  • Paracanthocobitis pictilis (Kottelat, 2012) (Ataran zipper loach)
  • Paracanthocobitis rubidipinnis (Blyth, 1860) (Cherryfin zipper loach)
  • Paracanthocobitis urophthalma (Günther, 1868) (Banded mountain zipper loach)
  • Paracanthocobitis zonalternans (Blyth, 1860) (Dwarf zipper loach)

    • References

    Paracanthocobitis Wikipedia
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