Paracobitis rhadinaea (Regan, 1906)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Paracobitis rhadinaea, or the Easted crested loach, is a species of stone loach the Sistan basin of Iran and Helmand River in Afghanistan. This species reaches a length of 23.6 cm (9.3 in). It is known from minor morphological differences between specimens.
Wikipedia contributors, Paracobitis rhadinaea; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:31:15.255023+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Paracobitis rhadinaea (Regan, 1906)
- Name authority
- (Regan, 1906)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Nemacheilidae
- Genus
- Paracobitis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyNemacheilidae Regan, 1911
- genusParacobitis Bleeker, 1863
- speciesParacobitis rhadinaea (Regan, 1906)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Paracobitis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Paracobitis atrakensis Esmaeili, Mousavi-Sabet, Sayyadzadeh, Vatandoust & Freyhof, 2014 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracobitis ghazniensis (Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracobitis hircanica Mousavi-Sabet, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili, Eagderi, Patimar & Freyhof, 2015 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracobitis malapterura (Valenciennes, 1846) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracobitis maolanensis Li, Ran & Chen, 2006 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracobitis phongthoensis Nguyen, 2005 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracobitis basharensis Freyhof, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger, 2014 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracobitis salihae Kaya, Turan, Kalayci, Bayçelebi & Freyhof, 2020 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracobitis boutanensis (McClelland, 1842) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracobitis longicauda (Kessler, 1872) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracobitis molavii Freyhof, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger, 2014 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracobitis persa Freyhof, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger, 2014 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Paracobitis rhadineus (Regan, 1906) (Regan, 1906) | synonym |
| Paracobitis rhadinaeus (Regan, 1906) (Regan, 1906) | synonym |
| Nemachilus macmahoni Chaudhuri, 1910 Chaudhuri, 1910 | synonym |
| Nemachilus rhadinaeus Regan, 1906 Regan, 1906 | synonym |
| Paracobitis rhadinea (Regan, 1906) (Regan, 1906) | synonym |
| Nemacheilus rhadinaeus Regan, 1906 Regan, 1906 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1026807 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4CQNW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.