Paracanthocobitis zonalternans
| Dwarf zipper loach | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Acanthocobitis |
| Subgenus: | Paracanthocobitis |
| Species: | P. zonalternans
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| Binomial name | |
| Paracanthocobitis zonalternans (Blyth, 1860)
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| Synonyms | |
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Acanthocobitis zonalternans Blyth, 1860 | |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Paracanthocobitis zonalternans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168298A6476952. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168298A6476952.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ 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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