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