''Acanthocobitis'' is a genus of freshwater
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
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of the
stone loach family,
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
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. Recent work has suggested that the genus be split into two with the subgenus ''
Paracanthocobitis'' being raised to a full species, leaving just the
type species
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, ''
Acanthocobitis pavonacea
''Acanthocobitis pavonacea,'' also known as the spearfin loach, is a species of ray-finned fish. It is known to be found in northeastern India in the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins. This species may be the only member of its genus if a 2015 recomm ...
'', in the current genus.
Species
The following species are included in ''Acanthocobitis'' ''sensu lato'':
Subgenus ''Paracanthocobitis''
* ''
Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) abutwebi''
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* '' Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) aurea'' ( F. Day, 1872) (Barred zipper loach) ][
* '' Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) botia'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Mottled zipper loach)
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* '' Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) mackenziei'' ( B. L. Chaudhuri, 1910) (Robust zipper loach) ][
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* '' Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) mandalayensis'' ( Rendahl ( de), 1948) (Mandalay zipper loach)
* '' Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) mooreh'' (]Sykes Sykes may refer to:
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, 1839) (Maharashtra zipper loach)
* '' Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) pictilis'' (Kottelat
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, 2012) (Ataran zipper loach)
Subgenus ''Acanthocobitis''
* '' Acanthocobitis (Acanthocobitis) pavonacea'' Peters, 1861 Spearfin loach
References
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Nemacheilidae
Cypriniformes genera
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot