Taxonavigation: Cobitoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Superfamilia: Cobitoidea

Familia: Nemacheilidae
Subfamilia: Nemacheilinae
Genus: Acanthocobitis
Species: Acanthocobitis pavonacea

Name

Acanthocobitis pavonacea (McClelland, 1839)

Syntypes: SMF 68 (1)?, 9070 (1), 9090-91 (2).

Type locality: Assam, India [Brahmaputra basin].

Etymology: –aceus, having the nature of: pavo (= peacock), referring to peacock-like ocellus, or eyespot, on caudal peduncle.

Synonyms

References

  • McClelland, J. 1839. Indian Cyprinidae. Asiatic Researches 19(2): 217–471, Pls. 37–61. Reference page. 
  • Singer, R. & 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. DOI: 10.1643/CI-13-128 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Spearfin Loach
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