Biology:Eastern crested loach

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Eastern crested loach
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Paracobitis
Species:
P. longicauda
Binomial name
Paracobitis longicauda
(Kessler, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Cobitis longicauda Kessler, 1872
  • Nemacheilus longicaudus (Kessler, 1872)

The eastern crested loach (Paracobitis longicauda) is a species of stone loach native to Central Asia. This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL.[1]

References

  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.

Wikidata ☰ Q3760525 entry