Paracanthocobitis urophthalma
Acanthocobitis (Paracanthocobitis) urophthalma, also known as the banded mountain zipper loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus, or subgenus, Paracanthocobitis. This species is endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka.[2]
| Banded mountain zipper loach | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Acanthocobitis |
| Subgenus: | Paracanthocobitis |
| Species: | P. urophthalma |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracanthocobitis urophthalma (Günther, 1868) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acanthocobitis urophthalma Günther, 1868 | |
References
- Pethiyagoda, R. (1996). "Acanthocobitis urophthalmus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T79A13080176. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T79A13080176.en. Downloaded on 28 December 2017
- 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.
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