Paranemachilus

Paranemachilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Paranemachilus
S. Q. Zhu, 1983
Type species
Paranemachilus genilepis
S. Q. Zhu, 1983
Synonyms

Heminoemacheilus S. Q. Zhu & W.-X. Cao, 1987

Paranemachilus is a genus of stone loaches endemic to China. They live in subterranean bodies of water such as rivers.[1]

The genus was erected in 1983 with the description of P. genilepis. After the genus was established it was a monotypic genus for around three decades until 2013 with the description of P. pingguoensis.[2]

Species

There are the currently seven recognized species belonging to this genus:[1]

  • Paranemachilus genilepis S. Q. Zhu, 1983
  • Paranemachilus jinxiensis (Zhu, L.-N. Du & X.-Y. Chen, 2009)
  • Paranemachilus liui H.-L. Mo, Yang, P. Li & L.-N. Du, 2024[3]
  • Paranemachilus luegvetensis Mo, Yang, Li & Du, 2024[3]
  • Paranemachilus nonggangensis[2]
  • Paranemachilus pingguoensis X. Gan, 2013[4]
  • Paranemachilus zhengbaoshani S. Q. Zhu & W.-X. Cao, 1987)

References

  1. ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Paranemachilus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Mo, Cai-Huan; Zhou, Jia-Jun; Deng, Min-Jie; Wang, Zhuo-Cong; Du, Li-Na; Nong, Zheng-Quan (2026-02-13). "A new loach species of the genus Paranemachilus (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, China". ZooKeys. 1269: 55–66. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1269.173359. ISSN 1313-2970.
  3. ^ a b www.semanticscholar.org https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Description-of-two-new-species-of-the-genus-from-Mo-Yang/3df5b54b451b0b08d15dbf83111e36374b30ab17. Retrieved 2026-03-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ Lan, J., Gan. X., Wu. T. & Yang, J. (2013): Cave Fishes of Guangxi, China. Science Press, Beijing. 1-266.