''Paracanthocobitis'' is a

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, or subgenus, of freshwater fish in the family

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. This genus is known from the Indus basin in

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to the

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basin of

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and Laos The

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is '' Paracanthocobitis zonalternans''. Some authorities treat this as a subgenus of '' Acanthocobitis'' and Fishbase only includes the five species described in 2015 by Singer & Plant, meaning that ''P. (A). zonalternans'' is not the type species.

Species

SInger and Page recognised 14 species in this genus: * '' Paracanthocobitis abutwebi'' R. A. Singer &

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, 2015 (Hillstream zipper loach) 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.'' * '' Paracanthocobitis adelaideae'' R. A. Singer &

, 2015 (Checkerboard zipper loach) * ''

Paracanthocobitis aurea ''Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) aurea'' also known as the barred zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus, or subgenus, ''Paracanthocobitis''. This species is known only from the type locality, the Narmada River at Jabalpur ...

'' ( F. Day, 1872) (Barred zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis botia'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Mottled zipper loach) * ''

Paracanthocobitis canicula ''Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) canicula'' also known as the houndstooth zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus, or subgenus, ''Paracanthocobitis''. This species is known from the lower Mekong basin of Cambodia Camb ...

'' R. A. Singer &

, 2015 (Houndstooth zipper loach) * ''

Paracanthocobitis linypha ''Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) linypha'' also known as the sewing needle zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus, or subgenus, ''Paracanthocobitis''. This species is known from the Irrawaddy and Sittang basins in Myanmar ...

'' R. A. Singer &

, 2015 (Sewing needle zipper loach) * ''

Paracanthocobitis mackenziei ''Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) mackenziei'' also known as the robust zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus, or subgenus, ''Paracanthocobitis''. This species is the most widely distributed species of ''Paracanthocobitis'' ...

'' ( B. L. Chaudhuri, 1910) (Robust zipper loach) * ''

Paracanthocobitis maekhlongensis ''Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) maekhlongensis'' also known as the Maekhlong zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus, or subgenus, ''Paracanthocobitis''. This species is known from the Maeklong River basin, Kanchanaburi P ...

'' R. A. Singer &

, 2015 (Maekhlong zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis mandalayensis'' ( Rendahl ( de), 1948) (Mandalay zipper loach) * ''

Paracanthocobitis mooreh ''Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) mooreh'' also known as the Maharashtra zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus, or subgenus, ''Paracanthocobitis''. This species is found in the Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri basins of wester ...

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, 1839) (Maharashtra zipper loach) * ''

Paracanthocobitis pictilis ''Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) pictilis'', also known as the Ataran zipper loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus, or subgenus, ''Paracanthocobitis''.Singer, R.A. & Page, L.M. (2015): Revision of the Zipper Loaches, ''Acanthoco ...

'' ( Kottelat, 2012) (Ataran zipper loach) Kottelat, M. (2012): ''Acanthocobitis pictilis,'' a new species of loach from Myanmar and Thailand (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). ''Zootaxa, 3327: 45–52.'' * ''

Paracanthocobitis rubidipinnis ''Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) rubidipinnis'' also known as the cherryfin zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus, or subgenus, ''Paracanthocobitis''. This species is known from the Irrawaddy basin in Myanmar Mya ...

'' ( Blyth, 1860) (Cherryfin zipper loach) * ''

Paracanthocobitis urophthalma ''Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) urophthalma'', also known as the banded mountain zipper loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus, or subgenus, ''Paracanthocobitis''. This species is endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka Sri La ...

'' ( Günther, 1868) (Banded mountain zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis zonalternans'' ( Blyth, 1860) (Dwarf zipper loach) Fishbase only recognises 5, i.e. ''P. abutwebi'', ''P. adelaidae'', ''P. canicula'', ''P. linypha'' and ''P. maekhlongensis''.

References

Nemacheilidae Fish of Asia Animal subgenera {{Nemacheilidae-stub