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Paracobitis malapterura

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Paracobitis malapterura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Paracobitis
Species:
P. malapterura
Binomial name
Paracobitis malapterura
Synonyms
  • Cobitis malapterura Valenciennes, 1846
  • Nemacheilus malapterurus (Valenciennes, 1846)
  • Nemacheilus malapterurus malapterurus (Valenciennes, 1846)
  • Nemachilus malapterurus (Valenciennes, 1846)
  • Paracobitis malapterurus (Valenciennes, 1846)
  • Paracobitis iranica Nalbant & Bianco, 1998

The Western crested loach, Paracobitis malapterura is a species of stone loach endemic to the Tigris–Euphrates river system. This species reaches a length of 12.6 cm (5.0 in).[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Freyhof, J., H.R. Esmaeili, G. Sayyadzadeh and M. Geiger, 2014. Review of the crested loaches of the genus Paracobitis from the Iran and Iraq with the description of four new species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 25(1):11-38.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paracobitis malapterura". FishBase. February 2015 version.