''Paracobitis'' is a

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n stone loaches.

Species

paracobitis currently contains the following recognised species: * ''

Paracobitis abrishamchiani ''Paracobitis'' is a genus of Asian stone loaches. Species paracobitis currently contains the following recognised species: * '' Paracobitis abrishamchiani'' Mousavi-Sabet, Vatandoust, Geiger & Freyhof, 2019 * '' Paracobitis basharensis'' F ...

'' Mousavi-Sabet, Vatandoust, Geiger & Freyhof, 2019 * ''

Paracobitis basharensis ''Paracobitis basharensis'' is a species of stone loach Found in the Bashar River, Karoun drainage in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the ...

'' Freyhof, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger, 2014 * ''

Paracobitis ghazniensis ''Paracobitis'' is a genus of Asian stone loaches. Species paracobitis currently contains the following recognised species: * '' Paracobitis abrishamchiani'' Mousavi-Sabet, Vatandoust, Geiger & Freyhof, 2019 * '' Paracobitis basharensis'' F ...

'' ( Bănărescu &

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, 1966) * ''

Paracobitis hircanica ''Paracobitis hircanica'', the Hircan crested loach is a species of stone loach is found in tributaries of the Gorgan River, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. ...

'' Mousavi-Sabet, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili, Eagderi, Patimar & Freyhof, 2015 (Hircan crested loach) * ''

Paracobitis longicauda ''Paracobitis'' is a genus of Asian stone loaches. Species paracobitis currently contains the following recognised species: * '' Paracobitis abrishamchiani'' Mousavi-Sabet, Vatandoust, Geiger & Freyhof, 2019 * '' Paracobitis basharensis'' F ...

'' ( Kessler, 1872) (Eastern crested loach) * ''

Paracobitis malapterura The Western crested loach, ''Paracobitis malapterura'' is a species of stone loach endemic to the Tigris–Euphrates river system The Tigris–Euphrates river system is a large river system in West Asia that flows into the Persian Gulf. Its pr ...

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, 1846) (Western crested loach) * ''

Paracobitis molavii ''Paracobitis molavii'' is a species of stone loach found in the Little Zab River in Iran and upper Sirwan (Kurdish) drainage irvan (Persian) or Diyala (Arabic)in Iran and Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West ...

'' Freyhof, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger, 2014 * ''

Paracobitis persa ''Paracobitis persa'' is a species of stone loach found in the Mallosjsn spring and Sivand River of the Kor basin in southern Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. ...

'' Freyhof, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger, 2014. * ''

Paracobitis rhadinaea ''Paracobitis rhadinaea'', or the Easted crested loach, is a species of stone loach the Sistan basin of Iran and Helmand River in Afghanistan. This species reaches a length of . It is known from minor morphological differences between specimens ...

'' ( Regan, 1906) * ''

Paracobitis salihae ''Paracobitis salihae'' is a species of stone loach The stone loach (''Barbatula barbatula'') is a European species of fresh water ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae. It is one of nineteen species in the genus '' Barbatula''. Stone l ...

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, Kalayci, Bayçelebi & Freyhof, 2020 * '' Paracobitis starostini'' ( Parin, 1983) * '' Paracobitis zabgawraensis'' Freyhof, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger, 2014

References

Nemacheilidae Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker {{Nemacheilidae-stub