Paracanthocobitis zonalternans

Species of fish

Dwarf zipper loach

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Paracanthocobitis
Species:	P. zonalternans
Binomial name
*Paracanthocobitis zonalternans* (Blyth, 1860)
Synonyms
Acanthocobitis zonalternans Blyth, 1860

Paracanthocobitis zonalternans also known as the dwarf zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus 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.

References

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.

Taxon identifiers
Acanthocobitis zonalternans	Wikidata: Q5531597 Wikispecies: Paracanthocobitis zonalternans EoL: 573498 GBIF: 2358648 iNaturalist: 93052 IRMNG: 10165296 ITIS: 687910 NCBI: 425497 Open Tree of Life: 675619 WoRMS: 1026432
Cobitis zonalternans	Wikidata: Q64767559 CoL: WK4X GBIF: 9724352 IRMNG: 11287553 WoRMS: 1013956

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