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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae Brook loaches

Genus: Paracobitis

(See list of species below)


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17 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Paracobitis abrishamchiani
[]

Photo by Mousavi-Sabet, H.

Asia
Max. Length 13.1 cm TL
Paracobitis atrakensis Esmaeili, Mousavi-Sabet, Sayyadzadeh, Vatandoust & Freyhof, 2014

Photo by Photo by Mousavi-Sabet, H.
 
Paracobitis atrakensis
[Atrak crested loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Paracobitis basharensis
[]
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Paracobitis ghazniensis
[]
No picture found
 
Paracobitis hagiangensis
[]

Photo by Mousavi-Sabet, H.

Asia
Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
Paracobitis hircanica Mousavi-Sabet, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili, Eagderi, Patimar & Freyhof, 2015

Photo by Photo by Mousavi-Sabet, H.
 
Paracobitis hircanica
[Hircan crested loach]

Photo by Salnikov, V.B.

Asia.
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Paracobitis longicauda (Kessler, 1872)

Photo by Photo by Salnikov, V.B.
 
Paracobitis longicauda
[Eastern crested loach]

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur

Asia
Max. Length 12.6 cm SL
Paracobitis malapterura (Valenciennes, 1846)

Photo by Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur
 
Paracobitis malapterura
[Western crested loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm TL
 
Paracobitis maolanensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.3 cm TL
 
Paracobitis molavii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
 
Paracobitis persa
[]
No picture found
 
Paracobitis phongthoensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
 
Paracobitis posterodorsalus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23.6 cm SL
 
Paracobitis rhadinaea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
 
Paracobitis salihae
[]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Asia
Max. Length 14.2 cm TL
Paracobitis vignai Nalbant & Bianco, 1998

Photo by Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Paracobitis vignai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
 
Paracobitis zabgawraensis
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Paracobitis abrishamchiani Asia 11 SL 2019
Paracobitis atrakensis Atrak crested loach Asia 13.1 TL 2014
Paracobitis basharensis Asia 6.1 SL 2014
Paracobitis ghazniensis Asia 1966
Paracobitis hagiangensis Asia 2005
Paracobitis hircanica Hircan crested loach Asia 10.5 TL 2015
Paracobitis longicauda Eastern crested loach Asia. 20 TL 1872
Paracobitis malapterura Western crested loach Asia 12.6 SL 1846
Paracobitis maolanensis Asia 5.7 TL 2006
Paracobitis molavii Asia 7.3 TL 2014
Paracobitis persa Asia 8.1 SL 2014
Paracobitis phongthoensis Asia 2005
Paracobitis posterodorsalus Asia 5.3 SL 2006
Paracobitis rhadinaea Asia 23.6 SL 1906
Paracobitis salihae Asia 6.6 SL 2020
Paracobitis vignai Asia 14.2 TL 1998
Paracobitis zabgawraensis Asia 8.5 SL 2014



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