Paracanthocobitis maekhlongensis

Taxonavigation: Cobitoidei

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 Subordo: Cobitoidei

Familia: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Paracanthocobitis
Species: Paracanthocobitis maekhlongensis

Name

Paracanthocobitis maekhlongensis Singer & Page, 2015

Holotype: NIFI 4853. Paratypes: (11).

Type locality: Thailand, Kanchanaburi Province, Thong Pha Phum, Ban Rai, NW Huai Khayeng, close to SW side of reservoir, off road 327, 14°41'25"N, 98°31'16"E.

Etymology: From the Latin noun canicula, meaning little dog, in reference to the canine-like-molar shape of the dark dorsal saddles.

References

• 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: Maekhlong Zipper Loach