''Paracanthocobitis'' is a genus, or

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, of freshwater fish in the family Nemacheilidae. This genus is known from the

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basin in Pakistan to the Mekong basin of Cambodia and

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The type species is ''

Paracanthocobitis zonalternans ''Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) zonalternans'' also known as the dwarf zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus, or subgenus, ''Paracanthocobitis''. This species is known from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, and peninsular Ma ...

''. 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 subgenus '' Paracanthocobitis'' being raised to a full species, leaving jus ...

'' and

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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 ''Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) abutwebi'' also known as the hillstream zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus, or subgenus, ''Paracanthocobitis''. This species is known from the Karnaphuli, Meghna, and lower Brahmaputra ...

'' R. A. Singer & Page, 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 & Page, 2015 (Checkerboard zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis aurea'' ( F. Day, 1872) (Barred zipper loach) * ''

Paracanthocobitis botia ''Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) botia'' also known as the mottled zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus, or subgenus, ''Paracanthocobitis''. This species is known from the mainstem, and possibly tributaries of the Brahmap ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Mottled zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis canicula'' R. A. Singer & Page, 2015 (Houndstooth zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis linypha'' R. A. Singer & Page, 2015 (Sewing needle zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis mackenziei'' ( B. L. Chaudhuri, 1910) (Robust zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis maekhlongensis'' R. A. Singer & Page, 2015 (Maekhlong zipper loach) * ''

Paracanthocobitis mandalayensis ''Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) mandalayensis'' also known as the Mandalay zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus, or subgenus, ''Paracanthocobitis''. This species is known from the Irrawaddy drainage of northeastern Myanm ...

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( de), 1948) (Mandalay zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis mooreh'' ( Sykes, 1839) (Maharashtra zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis pictilis'' ( 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'' (

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, 1860) (Cherryfin zipper loach) * '' Paracanthocobitis urophthalma'' ( Günther, 1868) (Banded mountain zipper loach) * ''

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, 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