Paracobitis malapterura

Paracobitis malapterura
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Paracobitis
Species:	P. malapterura
Binomial name
Paracobitis malapterura Valenciennes, 1846
Synonyms
Cobitis malapterura Valenciennes, 1846 Nemacheilus malapterurus (Valenciennes, 1846) Nemacheilus malapterurus malapterurus (Valenciennes, 1846) Nemachilus malapterurus (Valenciennes, 1846) Paracobitis malapterurus (Valenciennes, 1846) Paracobitis iranica Nalbant & Bianco, 1998

The Western crested loach, Paracobitis malapterura is a species of stone loach endemic to the Tigris–Euphrates river system. This species reaches a length of 12.6 cm (5.0 in).^[1][2]