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: Paracanthocobitis
Species: Paracanthocobitis pictilis

Name

Paracanthocobitis pictilis (Kottelat, 2012)

Holotype: MHNG 2727.066. Paratypes: CMK 14601 (1), 17249 (2), 17509 (5), 17777 (5), 17967 (2), 18429 (1); MHNG 2727.067 (2); ZRC 53376 (1), 53377 (1).

Type locality: Stream 'Chon Son' between Kyondaw and Phadaw, about 20 km northwest of Payathouzu (at border with Thailand near Chedi Sam Ong, Three Pagoda Pass), ca. 15°25'N, 98°15'E, Kayin State, Myanmar.

Etymology: Latin for “embroided” (probably a misspelling of “embroidered”), referring to dark brown triangular saddles on upper half of body.

Synonyms

References

  • Kottelat, M. 2012. Acanthocobitis pictilis, a new species of loach from Myanmar and Thailand (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 3327: 45–52. Preview 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: Ataran Zipper loach
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