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Species in the genus Paracanthocobitis: [ 34 ] records


abutwebi, Paracanthocobitis Singer [R. A.] & Page [L. M.] 2015:382, Fig. 8 [Copeia v. 103 (no 2); ref. 33823] Meghna basin, Sylhet, Rangapani Khal (creek), 6.4 km NNW Jaintiapur on Sylhet-Shillong Highway, Bangladesh, 25.14N, 92.056E. Holotype: UMMZ 249907. Paratypes: NIFI, UF, UMMZ. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Paracanthocobitis abutwebi Singer & Page 2015. Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis abutwebi Singer & Page 2015. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Meghna River, Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater.

adelaideae, Paracanthocobitis Singer [R. A.] & Page [L. M.] 2015:384, Fig. 9 [Copeia v. 103 (no 2); ref. 33823] Irrawaddy basin, Kha Wan, Kha Wan stream, Myanmar, 25.086N, 96.97E. Holotype: USNM 378387. Paratypes: UF, USNM. •Valid as Paracanthocobitis adelaideae Singer & Page 2015 -- (Bleher 2018:186 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis adelaideae Singer & Page 2015. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

arenata, Cobitis Valenciennes [A.] in Jacquemont 1838:no p., Pl. 15 (fig. 1) [Voyage dans l'Inde pendant les années 1828 à 1832; ref. 17872] India. Holotype: MNHN 0000-3811. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:96 [ref. 19574]. Plate probably dates to 1838, Britz et al. 2017:540 [ref. 35498]. •Synonym of Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 1990:28 [ref. 14137], Kottelat 2012:75 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:199 [ref. 32989], Grant 2008:14 [ref. 33823] as a subgenus Paracanthocobitis (Hamilton 1822)). •Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Singer & Page 2015:386 [ref. 33823]). Current status: Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

argentata, Cobites (Acoura) Swainson [W.] 1839:310 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Brahamputra River at Goalpara, India. No types known. Based on Ham. 358. No 10 -- which is Hamilton 1822:358, "10th Species.-- Cobitis turio." Unneeded substitute for Cobitis turio Hamilton 1822. •Synonym of Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 1990:28 [ref. 14137], Kottelat 2012:75 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:199 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Singer & Page 2015:386 [ref. 33823]). Current status: Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

aureus, Nemacheilus Day [F.] 1872:184 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 41 (pt 2, nos 1-4); ref. 14133] Narmada River, Jabbalpúr [Jabbalpúr], India. Lectotype: BMNH 1889.2.1.1590. Syntypes: ?BMNH 1889.2.1.1587-1588 (3), ZSI F2574 (1, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:156 [ref. 23762]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Synonym of Nemacheilus mooreh (Sykes 1839) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:490 [ref. 20764] as moreh, Menon 1999:181 [ref. 24904] as Noemacheilus moreh). •Synonym of Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 1990:28 [ref. 14137]). •Synonym of Acanthocobitis mooreh (Sykes 1839) -- (Kottelat 2012:76 [ref. 32678]). •Valid as Acanthocobitis aurea (Day 1872), but a valid subgenus Paracanthocobitis Grant 2008. •Valid as Paracanthocobitis aurea (Day 1872) -- (Singer & Page 2015:385 [ref. 33823], Bleher 2018:188 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis aurea (Day 1872). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Himalaya Foothills, northern India. Habitat: freshwater.

bilturio, Cobitis Hamilton [F.] 1822:358, 395 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Brahmaputra River at Gualpara [Goalpara], Assam, India. No types known. Kottelat 2012:75 [ref. 32367] as first reviser gives preference to turbio over bilturio. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:46 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 226 [ref. 37532]. •Synonym of Nemacheilus botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1987:141 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Menon 1999:180 [ref. 24904] as Noemacheilus). •Synonym of Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 1990:28 [ref. 14137], Ataur Rahman 2003:164 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2012:75 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:198 [ref. 32989], Grant 2008:14 [ref. 33826] but as a subgenus Paracanthocobitis). •Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Singer & Page 2015:386 [ref. 33823]). Current status: Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

bimucronata, Cobitis McClelland [J.] 1839:304, 435, Pl. 51 (fig. 4) [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Northeastern Bengal. Based on Hamilton manuscript drawings from Northeastern India (Menon 1987:141 [ref. 14149]). •Synonym of Nemacheilus botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1987:141 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Menon 1999:180 [ref. 24904] as Noemacheilus). •Synonym of Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 1990:28 [ref. 14137], Kottelat 2012:75 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:198 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Singer & Page 2015:386 [ref. 33823]). Current status: Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

botia, Cobitis Hamilton [F.] 1822:350, 394 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Northeastern Bengal [Brahmapatra Riber, Goalpara, India on Hora 1929]. Neotype: BMNH 1889.2.1.1562. Neotype designated by Singer & Page 2015:388 [ref. 33823]. Information on type locality (originally Gualpara, Assam, India) see Britz 2019:46 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 216 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Nemacheilus botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Shrestha 1978:37 [ref. 15970] as Noemacheilus, Menon 1987:141 [ref. 14149] as Noemachelius, Ataur Rahman 1989:145 [ref. 24860] as Nemachilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:472 [ref. 20764], Singh & Yazdani 1993:199 [ref. 24022] as Noemacheilus, Sen 1995:546 [ref. 23778], Zacharias et al. 1996:40 [ref. 25526], Sen 1999:197 [ref. 24750] as Noemacheilus, Menon 1999:180 [ref. 24904] as Noemacheilus, Karmakar 2000:30 [ref. 25662] as Noemacheilus, Yadav 2003:16 [ref. 27711]). •Valid as Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 1990:28 [ref. 14137], Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:433 [ref. 23187], Doi 1997:16 [ref. 22832], Kullander et al. 1999:153 [ref. 23689], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2000:356 [ref. 25207], Vishwanath & Laisram 2001:200 [ref. 25886], Rafique et al. 2003:97 [ref. 27173], Mirza 2003:13 [ref. 27265], Ataur Rahman 2003:164 [ref. 31338], Shrestha 2008:129 [ref. 29923], Conway et al. 2011:1746 [ref. 31594], Kottelat 2012:50 [ref. 31992], Kottelat 2012:75 [ref. 32367], Ahmed et al. 2013:286 [ref. 32872], Gurung et al. 2013:4883 [ref. 32969], Kottelat 2013:198 [ref. 32989], Khynrian & Sen 2014:8 [ref. 33853], Zhang et al. 2016:127 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822), but a valid subgenus Paracanthocobitis (Hamilton 1822) -- (Grant 2008:14 [ref. 33826]). •Valid as Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Singer & Page 2015:386 [ref. 33823], Bleher 2018:190 [ref. 36647], Shangningam et al. 2019:533 [ref. 39230], Kosygin et al. 2022:663 [ref. 40736], Rime et al. 2022: 130 [ref. 39078], Tudu et al. 2022:43 [ref. 40484]). Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Yunnan (China). IUCN (2009): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

canicula, Paracanthocobitis Singer [R. A.] & Page [L. M.] 2015:389, Fig. 13 [Copeia v. 103 (no 2); ref. 33823] Mekong basin, O Kap at ford on Highway 197, 7 km S of Sasane River, trib. of Mekong River, Cambodia, 13.872N, 107.297E. Holotype: UMMZ 234617. Paratype: ZRC. •Valid as Paracanthocobitis canicula Singer & Page 2015. Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis canicula Singer & Page 2015. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Mekong basin, Cambodia. Habitat: freshwater.

chlorosoma, Cobitis McClelland [J.] 1839:305, 437, Pl. 52 (fig. 3) [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Upper Assam, India. No types known. •Questionably a senior synonym of Acanthocobitis zonalternans (Blyth 1860) -- (Kottelat 2012:76 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:199 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Singer et al. 2017:105 [ref. 35606]). •Valid as Paracanthocobitis chlorosoma (McClelland 1839) -- (Bleher 2018:197 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

epimekes, Paracanthocobitis Dvořák [T.], Bohlen [J.], Kottelat [M.] & Šlechtová [V.] 2022:145, Figs. 2-5 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 31 (no. 2): IEF-1174; ref. 39205] Myaekanbaw Chaung, a tributary of Khamaungthawe at Myaekanbaw Village, Tanintharyi River drainage, Tanintharyi Province, Myanmar, 14°18'07"N, 98°27'08"E. Holotype: MHNG 2786.066. Paratypes: CMK, ZRC. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Paracanthocobitis epimekes Dvořák, Bohlen, Kottelat & Šlechtová 2022. Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis epimekes Dvořák, Bohlen, Kottelat & Šlechtová 2022. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Tenasserim and Lenya River basins, Myanmar, and Takua Pa River basin, Thailand. Habitat: freshwater.

gibbosa, Cobitis McClelland [J.] 1839:304, 436, Pl. 52 (fig. 7b) [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Brahmaputra River [at Goalpara], India. Unneeded replacement name for Cobitis turio Hamilton 1822. •Synonym of Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 1990:28 [ref. 14137], Kottelat 2012:75 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:198 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Singer & Page 2015:386 [ref. 33823]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

hijumensis, Paracanthocobitis Rime [G.], Tamang [L.] & Das [D. N.] 2022:123, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 5115 (no. 1); ref. 39078] Hijum River, an eastward-flowing tributary of the Siang River, at Pidi Rime village, West Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India, 28°06'11"N, 94°40'34"E, elevation 441 meters. Holotype: RGUMF 0567. Paratypes: RGUMF 0568 (9), ZSI/APRC P-1896 (3). •Valid as Paracanthocobitis hijumensis Rime, Tamang & Das 2022. Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis hijumensis Rime, Tamang & Das 2022. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Southern Asia: Hijum River drainage, Siang River subbasin, upper Brahmaputra basin, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Habitat: freshwater.

linypha, Paracanthocobitis Singer [R. A.] & Page [L. M.] 2015:390, Fig. 14 [Copeia v. 103 (no 2); ref. 33823] Kha Wan, Kha Wan stream, Myanmar, 25.086N, 96.97E. Holotype: USNM 410754. Paratypes: CAS, NIFI, UF, USNM, ZRC. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Paracanthocobitis linypha Singer & Page 2015 -- (Rameshori et al. 2021:19814 [ref. 38781], Lin et al. 2023:276 [ref. 39832], Chen et al. 2024:26 [ref. 41792]). Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis linypha Singer & Page 2015. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South and southeast Asia: Irrawaddy and Sittang River basins (Myanmar) and Chindwin River basin (Manipur, India). Habitat: freshwater.

mackenziei, Nemachilus Chaudhuri [B. L.] 1910:183 [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 5 (pt 3) (art. 18); ref. 14433] Northern India (several localities). Syntypes: (11) ZSI F2017/1 (1), 4170-4171 (2), 4172/1-4173/1 (2). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:123 [ref. 20743], Menon 1987:144 [ref. 14149]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Nemacheilus botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1987:141 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:472 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:181 [ref. 24904] as Noemacheilus). •Synonym of Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 1990:28 [ref. 14137]). •Synonym of Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2012:75 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:198 [ref. 32989], Grant 2008:14 [ref. 33826] but as a subgenus Paracanthocobitis). •Valid as Paracanthocobitis mackenziei (Chaudhuri 1910) -- (Singer & Page 2015:390 [ref. 33823], Bleher 2018:192 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis mackenziei (Chaudhuri 1910). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan. Habitat: freshwater.

maekhlongensis, Paracanthocobitis Singer [R. A.] & Page [L. M.] 2015:392, Figs. 6, 16 [Copeia v. 103 (no 2); ref. 33823] Kanchanaburi Province, Thong Pha Phum, Ban Rai, NW Huai Khayeng, close to SW side of reservoir, off road 327, Thailand, 14°41'25"N, 98°31'16"E. Holotype: NIFI 4853. Paratypes: UF, UMMZ. •Valid as Paracanthocobitis maekhlongensis Singer & Page 2015. Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis maekhlongensis Singer & Page 2015. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Mae Khlong River basin, Thailand. Habitat: freshwater.

mandalayensis, Nemacheilus rubidpinnis Rendahl [H.] 1948:21 [Arkiv för Zoologi v. 40 A (no. 7); ref. 19694] Mandalay, Myanmar. Holotype: NRM 13179. Paratypes: NRM 10744-45 (1, 2). •Synonym of Nemacheilus rubidipinnis (Blyth 1860) -- (Menon 1987:152 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:499 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 1990:29 [ref. 14137]). •Valid as Acanthocobitis mandalayensis (Rendahl 1948) -- (Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 31992], Kottelat 2012:75 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:199 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Paracanthocobitis mandalayensis (Rendahl 1948) -- (Singer & Page 2015:392 [ref. 33823], Lin et al. 2023:276 [ref. 39832], Yao et al. 2023:323 [ref. 40424], Chen et al. 2024:28 [ref. 41792]). Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis mandalayensis (Rendahl 1948). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Wang and Irrawaddy River basins (Myanmar, Thailand and China). Habitat: freshwater.

marmorata, Paracanthocobitis Singer [R. A.], Pfeiffer [J. M.] & Page [L. M.] 2017:103, Fig. 11 [Zootaxa 4324 (no. 1); ref. 35606] Barak drainage, Assam, India, 24.799N, 93.782E. Probably incorrect, should be Chindwin drainage, Manipur, India. Holotype: ZMA 119972. Paratypes: UF, ZMA. •Valid as Paracanthocobitis marmorata Singer, Pfeiffer & Page 2017 -- (Arunkumar & Moyon 2019:107 [ref. 36799], Kottelat & Vishwanath 2021:14 [ref. 38137], Vishwanath 2021:373 [ref. 41793]). Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis marmorata Singer, Pfeiffer & Page 2017. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: Chindwin River basin, Manipur, India. Habitat: freshwater.

monocera, Cobitis McClelland [J.] 1839:305, 438, Pl. 52 (fig. 2) [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Assam, India. No types known. •Synonym of Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2012:75 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:199 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Singer & Page 2015:387 [ref. 33823]). Current status: Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

mooreh, Cobitis Sykes [W. H.] 1839:162 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838); ref. 18720] Deccan [Mota Mola River at Poona], India. No types known. Appeared first as above, then in Sykes 1839:59 [ref. 4306]; more complete treatment in Sykes 1841:366 [ref. 18868]. C. moreh is a misspelling. •Valid as Nemacheilus mooreh (Sykes 1839) -- (Menon 1987:145 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus moreh, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:490 [ref. 20764] as Neomacheilus moreh, Menon 1999:181 [ref. 24904] as Noemacheilus moreh, Yadav 2000:41 [ref. 25661] as moreh, Yadav 2003:17 [ref. 27711] as moreh). •Questionably a synonym of Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 1990:28 [ref. 14137]). •Valid as Acanthocobitis mooreh (Sykes 1839) -- (Kottelat 2012:50 [ref. 31992], Kottelat 2012:76 [ref. 32367]). •Valid as Acanthocobitis mooreh (Sykes 1829) but a valid subgenus Paracanthocobitis -- (Grant 2008:16 [ref. 33826]). •Valid as Paracanthocobitis mooreh (Sykes 1839) -- (Singer & Page 2015:394 [ref. 33823], Bleher 2018:194 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis mooreh (Sykes 1839). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Krishna River basin, Peninsular India. Habitat: freshwater.

nigrolineata, Paracanthocobitis Singer [R. A.], Pfeiffer [J. M.] & Page [L. M.] 2017:98, Figs. 8-9 [Zootaxa 4324 (no. 1); ref. 35606] Unnamed tributary of Khwae Noi just S of route 323, Mae Khlong drainage, Thong Pha Phum, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand, 14.540N, 98.780E. Holotype: NIFI 5080. Paratypes: ANSP, NIFI, UF, UMMZ, ZRC. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Paracanthocobitis nigrolineata Singer, Pfeiffer & Page 2017 -- (Bleher 2018:197 [ref. 36647], Lin et al. 2023:276 [ref. 39832]). Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis nigrolineata Singer, Pfeiffer & Page 2017. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: Irrawaddy and Sittang drainages, Myanmar and Mae Khlong drainage, Thailand. Habitat: freshwater.

ocellata, Cobitis McClelland [J.] 1839:304, 436, Pl. 51 (fig. 6) [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Brahmaputra River [at Goalpara], India. No types known. Unneeded replacement name for Cobitis bilturio Hamilton 1822. •Synonym of Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 1990:28 [ref. 14137], Kottelat 2012:75 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:199 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Singer & Page 2015:386 [ref. 33823]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

phuketensis, Noemacheilus Klausewitz [W.] 1957:195, Fig. 1; Pl. 18 (fig. 1) [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 38 (nos 3/4); ref. 12152] Phuket Island, off the west coast of the south peninsula, Thailand. Holotype: SMF 3966. Paratypes: SMF 3967 (1), 4244 (1). Genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Acanthocobitis zonalternans (Blyth 1860) -- (Kottelat 1990:36 [ref. 14137], Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:433 [ref. 23187] with reservation, Kottelat 2012:51 [ref. 31992], Kottelat 2012:76 [ref. 32367] with question, Kottelat 2013:199 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Paracanthocobitis zonalternans (Blyth 1860) -- (Singer & Page 2015:397 [ref. 33823]). •Valid as Paracanthocobitis phuketensis (Klausewitz 1957) -- (Singer et al. 2017:94 [ref. 35606], Dvořák et al. 2022:151 [ref. 39205]). Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis phuketensis (Klausewitz 1957). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Panang Tak drainage, Peninsular Thailand, Phuket Island and river drainages in northern Peninsular Malaysia. Habitat: freshwater.

pictilis, Acanthocobitis Kottelat [M.] 2012:45, Figs. 1-4 [Zootaxa No. 3327; ref. 31992] Stream 'Chon Son' between Kyondaw and Phadaw, about 20 km northwest of Payathouzu (at border with Thailand near Chedi Sam Ong, Three Pagoda Pass), ca. 15°25'N, 98°15'E, Kayin State, Myanmar. Holotype: MHNG 2727.066. Paratypes: CMK 14601 (1), 17249 (2), 17509 (5), 17777 (5), 17967 (2), 18429 (1); MHNG 2727.067 (2); ZRC 53376 (1), 53377 (1). •Valid as Acanthocobitis pictilis Kottelat 2012 -- (Kottelat 2012:76 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:199 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Paracanthocobitis pictilis (Kottelat 2012) -- (Singer & Page 2015:394 [ref. 33823]). Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis pictilis (Kottelat 2012). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Myanmar Habitat: freshwater.

putaoensis, Paracanthocobitis Lin [F.], Chen [Z.-Y.] & Chen [X.-Y.] in Lin, Chen, Myint & Chen 2023:268, Figs. 1-4 [Zootaxa 5227 (no. 2); ref. 39832] Tanjar Stream, passing Lone Shar Yan Village, Putao District, Kachin State, Myanmar, approximately 27°08'18.92"N, 97°33'34.38"E, elevation about 422 meters. Holotype: KIZ 2015006395 [ex SEABRI 20151117]. Paratypes: KIZ, SEABRI. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Paracanthocobitis putaoensis Lin, Chen & Chen 2023. Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis putaoensis Lin, Chen & Chen 2023. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: Mali Hka River basin, Kachin State, Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

rubidipinnis, Cobitis Blyth [E.] 1860:170 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Rangoon (or possibly Mandalay), Myanmar. Neotype: NRM 13743. Possible syntypes or Day specimens: AMS B.7494 [from Day] (1). Neotype designated by Kottelat 1990:35 [ref. 14137]. •Valid as Nemacheilus rubidipinnis (Blyth 1860) -- (Menon 1987:152 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:499 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis (Blyth 1860) -- (Kottelat 1990:33 [ref. 14137], Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:433 [ref. 23187], Kottelat 2012:51 [ref. 31992], Kottelat 2012:76 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:199 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Paracanthocobitis rubidipinnis (Blyth 1860) -- (Singer & Page 2015:395 [ref. 33823], Lin et al. 2023:276 [ref. 39832]). Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis rubidipinnis (Blyth 1860). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: southern Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

semizonata, Cobitis Blyth [E.] 1860:171 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Rangoon (possibly Mandalay), Myanmar. Neotype: NRM 23743. Holotype was ZSI 2680, but it was lost in 1943; neotype designated by Kottelat 1990:35 [ref. 14137] as the same specimen designated neotype for Cobitis rubidipinnis Blyth 1860. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Synonym of Nemacheilus rubidipinnis (Blyth 1860) -- (Menon 1987:152 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus). •Objective synonym of Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis (Blyth 1860) -- (Kottelat 1990:33 [ref. 14137] after neotype designation, Kottelat 2012:76 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:199 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Paracanthocobitis rubidipinnis (Blyth 1860) -- (Singer & Page 2015:395 [ref. 33823]). Current status: Synonym of Paracanthocobitis rubidipinnis (Blyth 1860). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

sinuatus, Nemacheilus Day [F.] 1870:371 [3] [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870 (pt 2) (art. 3) (for 26 May 1870); ref. 17369] Wynaad, India. Syntypes: BMNH 1870.5.2.17-18 (2). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:157 [ref. 23762]. On p. 3 of separate. •Synonym of Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 1990:28 [ref. 14137]). •Synonym of Nemacheilus mooreh (Sykes 1839) -- (Menon 1987:145 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus moreh, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:490 [ref. 20764] as moreh, Menon 1999:181 [ref. 24904] as Noemacheilus moreh). •Synonym of Acanthocobitis mooreh (Sykes 1839) -- (Kottelat 2012:76 [ref. 32367], Grant 2008:17 [ref. 33826] as a subgenus Paracanthocobitis). •Synonym of Paracanthocobitis mooreh (Sykes 1839) -- (Singer & Page 2015:394 [ref. 33823]). Current status: Synonym of Paracanthocobitis mooreh (Sykes 1839). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

triangula, Paracanthocobitis Singer [R. A.], Pfeiffer [J. M.] & Page [L. M.] 2017:101, Fig. 10 [Zootaxa 4324 (no. 1); ref. 35606] Meghna drainage, Bangladesh, 25.183N, 89.983E. Holotype: UMMZ 250272. Paratypes: CAS, UF, UMMZ. •Valid as Paracanthocobitis triangula Singer, Pfeiffer & Page 2017. Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis triangula Singer, Pfeiffer & Page 2017. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Brahmaputra and Meghna River drainages, Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater.

tumitensis, Paracanthocobitis Arunkumar [L.] & Moyon [W. A.] 2019:102, Figs. 1-3 [Species v. 20 (no. 64); ref. 36799] Tumit River at Chumbang village, Chindwin basin, Chandel district, Manipur, India. Holotype: MUMF 135/NH [30.1 mm]. Paratypes: MUMF 135/NH (8). •Synonym of Paracanthocobitis marmorata Singer, Pfeiffer & Page 2017 -- (Kottelat & Vishwanath 2021:14 [ref. 38137], Rime et al. 2022: 130 [ref. 39078]). Current status: Synonym of Paracanthocobitis marmorata Singer, Pfeiffer & Page 2017. Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

turio, Cobitis Hamilton [F.] 1822:358, 395 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Brahmaputra River at Gualpara [Goalpara], Assam, India. No types known. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:46 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 225 [ref. 37532]. •Synonym of Nemacheilus botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1987:141 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus). •Synonym of Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 1990:28 [ref. 14137], Ataur Rahman 2003:164 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2012:75 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:198 [ref. 32989], Grant 2008:14 [ref. 33826] but as a synonym of Paracanthocobitis). •Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Singer & Page 2015:386 [ref. 33823]). Current status: Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

unispina, Canthrophrys (Somileptes) Swainson [W.] 1839:311 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] No types known. Brahmaputa River at Goalpara, India. Based on Ham. No. 1, p. 350 -- which is Hamilton 1822:350 [ref. 2031], "1st Species.--Cobitis botia." Unneeded new name for Cobitis botia Hamilton 1822. •Synonym of Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 1990:28 [ref. 14137], Kottelat 2012:75 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:199 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Singer & Page 2015:387 [ref. 33823]). Current status: Synonym of Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

urophthalmus, Nemachilus Günther [A.] 1868:348 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Southern Sri Lanka. Syntypes: BMNH 1864.7.11.35-36 (2). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Nemacheilus urophthalmus Günther 1868 -- (Menon 1987:149 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:507 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 1990:28 [ref. 14137]). •Valid as Acanthocobitis urophthalmus (Günther 1868) -- (Pethiyagoda 1991:142 [ref. 20075], Kottelat 2012:50 [ref. 31992], Kottelat 2012:76 [ref. 32367]). •Valid as Acanthocobitis urophthalmus (Day 1872), but a valid subgenus Paracanthocobitis -- (Grant 2008:17 [ref. 33826]). •Valid as Paracanthocobitis urophthalma (Günther 1868) -- (Singer & Page 2015:396 [ref. 33823]). Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis urophthalma (Günther 1868). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Sri Lanka. Habitat: freshwater.

zonalternans, Cobitis Blyth [E.] 1860:172 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Huai Mae Charno, 4 kilometers south of Amphoe Mae Ramat on road 1085, 16°58'N, 98°34'E (16.967N, 98.567E), Tak Province, Salween basin, Thailand. Neotype: ZSM 27468 [ex ZRC 38458, ex CMK 4915]. Type catalog: Neumann 2011:239 [ref. 31652]. Two syntypes at ZSI from Tenasserim provinces lost; neotype designated by Kottelat 1990:42 [ref. 14137]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Valid as Nemacheilus zonalternans (Blyth 1860) -- (Menon 1987:147 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Ataur Rahman 1989:146 [ref. 24860] as Nemachilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:508 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:182 [ref. 24904] as Noemacheilus, Karmakar 2000:31 [ref. 25662] as Noemacheilus). •Valid as Acanthocobitis zonalternans (Blyth 1860) -- (Kottelat 1990:35 [ref. 14137], Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:433 [ref. 23187], Doi 1997:16 [ref. 22832], Vishwanath & Laisram 2001:200 [ref. 25886], Ataur Rahman 2003:164 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2012:51 [ref. 31992], Kottelat 2012:76 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:199 [ref. 32989], Khynrian & Sen 2014:10 [ref. 33853]). •Valid as Acanthocobitis zonalternans (Day 1872), but a valid subgenus Paracanthocobitis -- (Grant 2008:18 [ref. 33826]). •Valid as Paracanthocobitis zonalternans (Blyth 1860) -- (Singer & Page 2015:396 [ref. 33823], Singer et al. 2017:91 [ref. 35606], Bleher 2018:196 [ref. 36647], Arunkumar & Moyon 2019:107 [ref. 36799]). Current status: Valid as Paracanthocobitis zonalternans (Blyth 1860). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Salween River drainage, Thailand and Myanmar, and Brahmaputra basin, India and Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater.


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