Paracobitis zabgawraensis

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: Paracobitis
Species: Paracobitis zabgawraensis

Name

Paracobitis zabgawraensis Freyhof et al., 2014

• Holotype: ZFMK 56827.
• Paratype: FSJF 3374 (3). (GenBank accession numbers: KJ723514, KJ723497).

Type locality: Iraq: Erbil prov.: Chami Rean River near Ziraran, 36°56.60' N 44°11.72' E.

Etymology: The species is named for the Great Zab River, the Zab Gawra in Kurdish language.

References

• Freyhof, J., H.R. Esmaeili, G. Sayyadzadeh & M.F. Geiger, 2014: Review of the crested loaches of the genus Paracobitis from Iran and Iraq with the description of four new species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 25 (1): 11–38. Abstract Reference page.