Spearfin loach | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Nemacheilidae |
Genus: |
Acanthocobitis W. K. H. Peters, 1861 |
Species: | A. pavonacea |
Binomial name | |
Acanthocobitis pavonacea (McClelland, 1839) |
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Synonyms | |
Acanthocobitis longipinnis Peters, 1861 |
Acanthocobitis longipinnis Peters, 1861
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 is the only member of its genus.