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 Malaysia. It is found in the Brahmaputra, Meghna, Irrawaddy, Sittang, Salween, Maeklong, and drainages in peninsular Thailand and Malaysia. The range extends from northern Myanmar to peninsular Malaysia. It is not known from the Chao Phraya basin.[2]
| Dwarf zipper loach | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Acanthocobitis |
| Subgenus: | Paracanthocobitis |
| Species: | P. zonalternans |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracanthocobitis zonalternans (Blyth, 1860) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acanthocobitis zonalternans Blyth, 1860 | |
References
- Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Acanthocobitis zonalternans". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168298A6476952. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168298A6476952.en. Downloaded on 28 December 2017.
- 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.
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