Paracobitis malapterura
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Paracobitis |
| Species: | P. malapterura
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| Paracobitis malapterura Valenciennes, 1846
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The Western crested loach, Paracobitis malapterura is a species of stone loach endemic to the Tigris–Euphrates river system. This species reaches a length of 12.6 cm (5.0 in).[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Paracobitis malapterura" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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