''Paraschistura'' is a genus of stone loaches most of which occur in

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and Western Asia.Kottelat, M. (2012)
Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei).
''The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199.''

Species

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Paraschistura abdolii ''Paraschistura'' is a genus of stone loaches most of which occur in Central, South and Western Asia.Kottelat, M. (2012)Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). ''The Raffles Bulletin ...

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, 2015 Freyhof, J., Sayyadzadeh, G., Esmaeili, H.R. & Geiger, M. (2015): Review of the genus ''Paraschistura'' from Iran with description of six new species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 26 (1): 1-48.'' * ''

Paraschistura alepidota ''Paraschistura alepidota'' is a species of stone loach found in the Madyan River in Pakistan and the Indus River in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populou ...

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& Bănărescu, 1970) * ''

Paraschistura alta ''Paraschistura alta'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Paraschistura'' from the Helmand River in Afghanistan. References alta Alta or ALTA may refer to: Acronyms * Alt-A, short for Alternative A-paper, is a type of U.S. mo ...

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& Bianco, 1998) * ''

Paraschistura aredvii ''Paraschistura'' is a genus of stone loaches most of which occur in Central, South and Western Asia.Kottelat, M. (2012)Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). ''The Raffles Bulletin ...

'' Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili &

, 2015 * ''

Paraschistura bampurensis ''Paraschistura bampurensis'' is a species of stone loach that is found in Iran and Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of count ...

'' ( A. M. Nikolskii, 1900) * ''

Paraschistura chrysicristinae ''Paraschistura chrysicristinae'', the Diyarbakır loach or Batman River loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Paraschistura''. It was recorded from two locations from the Batman River (a tributary of the upper Tigris in Turkey) in ...

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, 1998) * ''

Paraschistura cristata ''Paraschistura cristata'' also known as the Turkmenian crested loach is a species of stone loach found only in freshwater streams of Turkmenistan, Iran and Afghanistan in Central Asia Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregion ...

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, 1898) (Turkmenian crested loach) * ''

Paraschistura delvarii ''Paraschistura'' is a genus of stone loaches most of which occur in Central, South and Western Asia.Kottelat, M. (2012)Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). ''The Raffles Bulletin ...

'' Mousavi-Sabet & Eagderi, 2015 * ''

Paraschistura hormuzensis ''Paraschistura'' is a genus of stone loaches most of which occur in Central, South and Western Asia.Kottelat, M. (2012)Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). ''The Raffles Bulletin ...

'' Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili &

, 2015 * ''

Paraschistura ilamensis ''Paraschistura'' is a genus of stone loaches most of which occur in Central, South and Western Asia.Kottelat, M. (2012)Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). ''The Raffles Bulletin ...

'' Vatandoust & Eagderi, 2015 Vatandoust, S. & Eagderi, S. (2015): ''Paraschistura ilamensis'', a new species of loach from the Tigris River drainage (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). ''International Journal of Aquatic Biology, 3 (3): 177-182.'' * ''

Paraschistura kessleri Kessler's loach (''Paraschistura kessleri'') is a species of stone loach found in the countries of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South ...

'' ( Günther, 1889) (Kessler's loach) * '' Paraschistura lepidocaulis'' (

, 1981) * ''

Paraschistura lindbergi ''Paraschistura lindbergi'' is a species of stone loach found in Afghanistan and Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countrie ...

'' ( Bănărescu &

, 1965) * '' Paraschistura microlabra'' (

, 1981) * ''

Paraschistura montana ''Paraschistura montana'' is a species of stone loach endemic to Himachal Pradesh, India. It is placed in ''Schistura'' by some authorities.Kottelat, M. (2012)Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniforme ...

'' McClelland, 1838 * '' Paraschistura naseeri'' (N. ud-D. Ahmad &

, 1963) * '' Paraschistura naumanni'' Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili &

, 2015 * '' Paraschistura nielseni'' (

& Bianco, 1998) * '' Paraschistura pasatigris'' Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili &

, 2015 * ''

Paraschistura prashari ''Paraschistura prashari'' is a species of stone loach endemic to Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependen ...

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, 1933) * '' Paraschistura punjabensis'' (

, 1923) * '' Paraschistura susiani'' Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili &

, 2015 * ''

Paraschistura turcmenica ''Paraschistura'' is a genus of stone loaches most of which occur in Central, South and Western Asia.Kottelat, M. (2012)Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). ''The Raffles Bulletin ...

'' (

, 1932) * '' Paraschistura turcomana'' ( G. V. Nikolskii, 1947) Mousavi-Sabet, H., Vatandoust, S., Roudbar, A.J. & Eagderi, S. (2015): Taxonomic Status of the Genus ''Paraschistura'' (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) in the Hari River Basin, with Re-validation of ''P. turcomana''. ''Journal of Applied Biological Sciences, 9 (3): 1-5.''

References

Nemacheilidae Taxa named by Alexander Nikolsky {{Nemacheilidae-stub