Hillstream zipper loach

Paracanthocobitis abutwebi

Five Point Three Centimeters Loach from Asian Waters

Tropical
Lower river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South Asia
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Paracanthocobitis abutwebi also known as the hillstream zipper loach is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Paracanthocobitis. This species is known from the Karnaphuli, Meghna, and lower Brahmaputra and Ganges river drainages of Bangladesh.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Paracanthocobitis
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated