Paranemachilus
Genus of fishes
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Paranemachilus is a genus of stone loaches endemic to China. They live in subterranean bodies of water such as rivers.[1]
| Paranemachilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Paranemachilus S. Q. Zhu, 1983 |
| Type species | |
| Paranemachilus genilepis S. Q. Zhu, 1983 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Heminoemacheilus S. Q. Zhu & W.-X. Cao, 1987 | |
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 Mo, Zhou, Deng, Wang, Du & Nong, 2026[2]
- Paranemachilus pingguoensis X. Gan, 2013[4]
- Paranemachilus zhengbaoshani (S. Q. Zhu & W.-X. Cao, 1987)
