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Paracanthocobitis mooreh

Paracanthocobitis mooreh also known as the Maharashtra zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Paracanthocobitis. This species is found in the Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri basins of western and southern India.

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Maharashtra zipper loach
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Paracanthocobitis
Species:
P. mooreh
Binomial name
Paracanthocobitis mooreh
(Sykes, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Cobitis mooreh Sykes, 1839
  • Nemacheilus mooreh (Sykes, 1839)
  • Noemacheilus mooreh (Sykes, 1839)
  • Nemacheilus sinuatus Day, 1870
  • Nemachilus sinuatus Day, 1870
  • Nemacheilus aureus Day, 1872

Paracanthocobitis mooreh also known as the Maharashtra zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Paracanthocobitis. This species is found in the Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri basins of western and southern India.2

References

References

  1. Raghavan, R.; Ali, A (2011). "Nemacheilus mooreh". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172357A6875585. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172357A6875585.en. Downloaded on 28 December 2017.
  2. 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.