Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Nemacheilidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Cypriniformes Genus Paracanthocobitis | |
Similar Paracanthocobitis mooreh, Akysis vespa, Physoschistura, Pethia stoliczkana, Paracanthocobitis urophthalma | ||
Paracanthocobitis pictilis also known as the Ataran zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Paracanthocobitis. It is native to Myanmar and Thailand. It was described to science in 2012.
This freshwater fish has dark brown triangular saddle-shaped markings along its side, slanted at the front end of the body and almost vertical toward the tail. The middle saddles are paler in color. Larger fish have paired saddle markings.
This species is known from the Ataran basin in eastern Myanmar north to Chedi Sam Ong, Three Pagoda Pass.
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