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''Paracanthocobitis'' is a
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of freshwater
ray-finned fishes Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class (biology), class of Osteichthyes, bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built ...
belonging to the
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Nemacheilidae The Nemacheilidae, or stone loaches, are a family of cypriniform fishes that inhabit stream environments, mostly in Eurasia, with one genus, ''Afronemacheilus'' found in Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous ...
, the stone loaches. This genus is known from the
Indus The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans- Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in the Western Tibet region of China, flows northwest through the dis ...
basin in
Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
to the
Mekong The Mekong or Mekong River ( , ) is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth-longest river and the third-longest in Asia with an estimated length of and a drainage area of , discharging of wat ...
basin of
Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...
and
Laos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...
The
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Paracanthocobitis zonalternans ''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 Brah ...
''. Some authorities treat this as a subgenus of ''
Acanthocobitis ''Acanthocobitis'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish of the stone loach family, Nemacheilidae. Recent work has suggested that the genus be split into two with the former subgenus '' Paracanthocobitis'' being raised to a full species, leav ...
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Species

These are the currently recognised species in this genus: * ''
Paracanthocobitis abutwebi ''Paracanthocobitis abutwebi'' also known as the hillstream zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Paracanthocobitis''. This species is known from the Karnaphuli, Meghna, and lower Brahmaputra and Ganges river drainages of Ba ...
'' R. A. Singer &
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(Hillstream zipper loach) * ''
Paracanthocobitis adelaideae ''Paracanthocobitis adelaideae'' also known as the checkerboard zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Paracanthocobitis''. This species is known from the Irrawaddy basin of northern Myanmar Myanmar, officially the R ...
'' Singer & Page, 2015 (Checkerboard zipper loach) * ''
Paracanthocobitis aurea ''Paracanthocobitis aurea'' also known as the barred zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Paracanthocobitis''. This species is known only from the type locality, the Narmada River at Jabalpur, state of Madhya Pradesh, India ...
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(Barred zipper loach) * ''
Paracanthocobitis botia ''Paracanthocobitis botia'' also known as the mottled zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Paracanthocobitis''. This species is known from the mainstem, and possibly tributaries of the Brahmaputra River, in Assam, India ...
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(mottled zipper loach) * ''
Paracanthocobitis canicula ''Paracanthocobitis canicula'' also known as the houndstooth zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Paracanthocobitis''. This species is known from the lower Mekong basin of Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom ...
'' Singer & Page, 2015 (Houndstooth zipper loach) * ''
Paracanthocobitis epimekes ''Paracanthocobitis'' is a genus of freshwater Actinopterygii, ray-finned fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Nemacheilidae, the stone loaches. This genus is known from the Indus River, Indus basin in Pakistan to the Mekong River, Me ...
'' Dvořák, Bohlen, Kottelat & Šlechtová, 2022 * ''
Paracanthocobitis hijumensis ''Paracanthocobitis'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Nemacheilidae, the stone loaches. This genus is known from the Indus basin in Pakistan to the Mekong basin of Cambodia and Laos The type species is '' Paraca ...
'' Rime, Tamang & Das, 2022 * '' Paracanthocobitis linypha'' Singer & Page, 2015 (Sewing needle zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis mackenziei'' ( B. L. Chaudhuri, 1910) (Robust zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis maekhlongensis'' Singer & Page, 2015 (Maekhlong zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis mandalayensis'' ( Rendahl, 1948) (Mandalay zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis marmorata'' Singer, Pfeiffer & Page 2017 (Marmorated zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis mooreh'' (
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, 1839)
(Maharashtra zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis nigrolineata'' Singer, Pfeiffer & Page, 2017 * '' Paracanthocobitis phuketensis'' ( Klausewitz, 1957) * '' Paracanthocobitis pictilis'' ( Kottelat, 2012) (Ataran zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis putaoensis'' Lin, Chen & Chen, 2023 * '' Paracanthocobitis rubidipinnis'' ( Blyth 1860) (Cherryfin zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis triangula'' Singer, Pfeiffer & Page, 2017 * '' Paracanthocobitis urophthalma'' ( Günther, 1868) (Banded mountain zipper loach) * ''
Paracanthocobitis zonalternans ''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 Brah ...
'' (Blyth, 1860) (Dwarf zipper loach)


References

Nemacheilidae Fish of Asia {{Nemacheilidae-stub