Paracanthocobitis botia
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| Mottled 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. botia
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| Paracanthocobitis botia (F. Hamilton, 1822)
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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 Brahmaputra River, in Assam, India.[2]
References
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- ^ Devi, R.; Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Paracanthocobitis botia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T166465A6215041. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T166465A6215041.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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