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Paracanthocobitis nigrolineata Singer, Pfeiffer & Page, 2017 Blacklined zipper loach |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 4.24 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Irrawaddy and Sittang drainages in Myanmar and Mae Khlong drainage in Thailand. | |||
| Diagnosis: | i>Paracanthocobitis nigrolineata can be diagnosed from other congeners by combination of the following characters: incomplete lateral line ending near insertion of dorsal fin; dorsal fin with 9½-10½ branched rays; presence of axillary pelvic lobe; side of body with black stripe ending near caudal fin, usually overlying black lateral blotches extending ventrally from lateral stripe; presence of circular black spot on upper margin of caudal-fin base; black pigment extending from lateral stripe onto pectoral-fin base; absence of marmorated pattern anterior to dorsal-fin origin; black dorsal saddles short, not connecting to lateral blotches; and upper caudal fin with 8 branched (Ref. 117351). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||