Paracobitis Explained

Paracobitis is a genus of Asian stone loaches.

Species

paracobitis currently contains the following recognised species:

• Paracobitis abrishamchiani Mousavi-Sabet, Vatandoust, Geiger & Freyhof, 2019
• Paracobitis basharensis Freyhof, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger, 2014
• Paracobitis ghazniensis (Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966)
• Paracobitis hircanica Mousavi-Sabet, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili, Eagderi, Patimar & Freyhof, 2015 (Hircan crested loach)
• Paracobitis longicauda (Kessler, 1872) (Eastern crested loach)
• Paracobitis malapterura (Valenciennes, 1846) (Western crested loach)
• Paracobitis molavii Freyhof, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger, 2014
• Paracobitis persa Freyhof, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger, 2014.
• Paracobitis rhadinaea (Regan, 1906)
• Paracobitis salihae Kaya, Turan, Kalayci, Bayçelebi & Freyhof, 2020
• Paracobitis starostini (Parin, 1983)
• Paracobitis zabgawraensis Freyhof, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger, 2014