Phuket Zipper Loach

Paracanthocobitis phuketensis

Fish Reaching Three Point Three Centimeters in Asian Waters

Phuket Zipper Loach is known from Asia as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Paracanthocobitis
Maximum length: 3.3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Asia: Peninsular Thailand in the Panang Tak drainage and on Phuket Island, south to the Perlis, Padang Sarai, and Ketil drainages of Peninsular Malaysia.

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