Paracanthocobitis zonalternans

Dwarf zipper loach
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Paracanthocobitis
Species: P. zonalternans
Binomial name
Paracanthocobitis zonalternans
(Blyth, 1860)
Synonyms

Acanthocobitis zonalternans Blyth, 1860

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.[1]

References

  1. Singer, R.A. & Page, L.M. (2015): Revision of the Zipper Loaches, Acanthocobitis and Paracanthocobitis (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae), with Descriptions of Five New Species. Copeia, 103 (2): 378–401.
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