Paracanthocobitis aurea

Barred zipper loach
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Paracanthocobitis
Species: P. aurea
Binomial name
Paracanthocobitis aurea
(F. Day, 1872)
Synonyms

Nemacheilus aureus Day, 1872

Paracanthocobitis aurea also known as the barred zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Paracanthocobitis. This species is known only from the type locality, the Narmada River at Jabalpur, state of Madhya Pradesh, India.[1]

References

  1. 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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