Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton, 1822)
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
Paracanthocobitis botia also known as the mottled zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Paracanthocobitis. This species is known from the mainstem, and possibly tributaries of the Brahmaputra River, in Assam, India.
Wikipedia contributors, Paracanthocobitis botia; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:30:35.122700+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Paracanthocobitis botia (Hamilton, 1822)
- Name authority
- (Hamilton, 1822)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Nemacheilidae
- Genus
- Paracanthocobitis
- 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
- genusParacanthocobitis Grant, 2007
- speciesParacanthocobitis botia (Hamilton, 1822)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Paracanthocobitis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Paracanthocobitis maekhlongensis Singer & Page, 2015 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracanthocobitis zonalternans (Blyth, 1860) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracanthocobitis tumitensis Arunkumar & Moyon, 2019 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracanthocobitis triangula Singer, Pfeiffer & Page, 2017 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracanthocobitis marmorata Singer, Pfeiffer & Page, 2017 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracanthocobitis mandalayensis (Rendahl, 1948) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracanthocobitis adelaideae Singer & Page, 2015 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracanthocobitis canicula Singer & Page, 2015 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paracanthocobitis linypha Singer & Page, 2015 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Nemacheilus botia (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Nemachilus botia (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Noemacheilus botia (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Nemachilus mackenziei Chaudhuri, 1910 Chaudhuri, 1910 | synonym |
| Nemachilus botius (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Neomacheilus botia (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Cobitis botia Hamilton, 1822 Hamilton, 1822 | synonym |
| Nemacheilus botia botia (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Botia nebulosa Blyth, 1860 Blyth, 1860 | 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=1805571 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:DT8N4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.