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Paracanthocobitis linypha

Paracanthocobitis linypha also known as the sewing needle zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Paracanthocobitis. This species is known from the Irrawaddy and Sittang basins in Myanmar.

Last revised
Jun 25, 2026
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Length
89 w
Citations
1
Source
Sewing needle zipper loach
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Paracanthocobitis
Species:
P. linypha
Binomial name
Paracanthocobitis linypha
R. A. Singer & Page, 2015

Paracanthocobitis linypha also known as the sewing needle zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Paracanthocobitis. This species is known from the Irrawaddy and Sittang basins in Myanmar.1

References

References

  1. 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.