Acanthocobitis pavonacea

(Acanthocobitis pavonacea)

Description

Acanthocobitis pavonacea also known as the spearfin loach is a species of ray-finned fish is known from northeastern India in the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins. This species may be the only member of its genus if a 2015 recommendation to divide the genus Acanthocobitis is followed, currently Fishbase does not do so.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Nemacheilidae
Genus:Acanthocobitis
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