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Paracanthocobitis zonalternans

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Nemacheilidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Genus
  
Paracanthocobitis

Similar
  
Homaloptera, Nemacheilidae, Nemacheilus, Schistura, Hillstream loach

Paracanthocobitis zonalternans also known as the dwarf zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Paracanthocobitis. This species is known from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, and peninsular Malaysia. It is found in the Brahmaputra, Meghna, Irrawaddy, Sittang, Salween, Mae Khlong, and drainages in peninsular Thailand and Malaysia. The range extends from northern Myanmar to peninsular Malaysia. It is not known from the Chao Phraya basin.

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Paracanthocobitis zonalternans Wikipedia