Paracanthocobitis pictilis

Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) pictilis, also known as the Ataran zipper loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus, or subgenus, Paracanthocobitis.[1] It is native to Myanmar and Thailand. It was described to science in 2012.[2]

Ataran zipper loach
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Acanthocobitis
Subgenus: Paracanthocobitis
Species:
P. pictilis
Binomial name
Paracanthocobitis pictilis
(Kottelat, 2012)
Synonyms

Acanthocobitis pictilis Kottelat, 2012

This freshwater fish has dark brown triangular saddle-shaped markings along its side, slanted at the front end of the body and almost vertical toward the tail. The middle saddles are paler in color. Larger fish have paired saddle markings.[2]

This species is known from the Ataran basin in eastern Myanmar north to Chedi Sam Ong, Three Pagoda Pass.[2]

References

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  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.
  2. ^ a b c Kottelat, M. (2012): Acanthocobitis pictilis, a new species of loach from Myanmar and Thailand (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa, 3327: 45-52.