Conspectus cobitidum - Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research

10.26.3 Paracobitis iranica, CMK 21898, 60.8 mm SL; Iran:
Qomtra.
10.26.3 Paracobitis iranica Nalbant & Bianco, 1999
Paracobitis iranica Nalbant & Bianco, 1999: 114, fig. 13
(type locality: Iran: Qom River near Qom City [34°38'N
50°53'E]; holotype: IZA 7831; adjective, -us, -a, -um)
10.26.4 Paracobitis longicauda (Kessler)
Cobitis longicauda Kessler, 1872: 65, pl. 11 figs. 30–31 (type
locality: Uzbekistan: Ak-Darya [tributary of Zeravshan];
holotype: ZISP 2686; compound noun, indeclinable)
Taxonomic notes. Treated as valid species by Prokofiev
(2009b: 888).
10.26.5 Paracobitis malapterura (Valenciennes, in Cuvier
& Valenciennes, 1846)
Cobitis malapterura Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes,
1846: 88, pl. 523 (type locality: "sent from Syria"; syntypes:
MNHN 3962 [1], B-3070 [1], Bertin & Estève,
1948: 96; Eschmeyer & Fricke, 2010; compound adjective,
-us, -a, -um [as shown in French translation by Valenciennes])
Taxonomic notes. The type locality is usually listed as "Syria".
But Valenciennes explicitly mentioned that "Mr Aucher
Eloy (1792–1838) has sent, from Syria, a loach" and not that
the loach was from Syria. Aucher Eloy was a botanist who
travelled throughout most of Southwest Asia and sold natural
history specimens. The material was apparently received
in Paris in 1840 (after his death) and his last travels have
been especially in Iran and as far east as Balochistan. He does
not seem to have travelled much in Syria (Aucher Eloy, 1843).
Nalbant & Bianco (1999: 114) listed and figured a specimen
in MNHN (no catalogue number listed) as holotype of
Cobitis malapterura. It is nowhere stated in the original description
that Valenciennes based his description on a single
specimen (his use of singular is because he constantly referred
to the species, not to individuals). Thus there is no
reason not to consider the two specimens MNHN 3962 and
B-3070 as syntypes.
Figure 12 in Nalbant & Bianco (1999: 114) shows both a
photograph of the "holotype" and the drawing of the same
specimen in Cuvier & Valenciennes (1846: pl. 523). They
disagree in showing the eye more backwards and protruding
over the dorsal head profile in the drawing (vs. not in the
photograph), the dorsal-fin origin clearly closer to the base
of the caudal fin than to the tip of the snout (vs. about halfway),
differences in the shape of the adipose crest, and the
shape of the belly in the drawing is a free reconstruction.
10.26.6 Paracobitis rhadinaea (Regan, 1906)
Nemachilus rhadinaeus Regan, 1906a: 8 (type locality: Afghanistan:
affluents of Helmand River; syntypes: BMNH
Kottelat: Conspectus cobitidum
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10.27.1 Paranemachilus genilepis, ASIZB 60382, 79.0 mm SL,
holotype; China: Guangxi: Changping. (Photograph by Zhao Ya-
Hui; caudal peduncle retouched by author).
1905.11.29.28–29 [2], ZSI F 1240/1 [1], Menon &
Yazdani, 1968: 120; adjective, -us, -a, -um)
Nemachilus macmahoni Chaudhuri, 1910b: 341 (type locality:
Afghanistan: affluents of Helmand River; holotype:
ZSI F 1222/1, Menon & Yazdani, 1968: 120; noun in
genitive, indeclinable)
Taxonomic notes. Both N. rhadineus and N. macmahoni
have been collected by the Seistan Arbitration Commission
and have no other locality information besides "affluents of
the Helmand". All headwaters of Helmand River seem to be
in Afghanistan, although the BMNH register indicates the
locality of BMNH 1905.11.29.28–29 as Iran.
10.26.7 Paracobitis smithi (Greenwood, 1976)
Noemacheilus smithi Greenwood, 1976: 130, fig. 1 (type
locality: Iran: Zagros Mountains: Kaaje-Ru [33°05'N
48°36'E] near Baq-e-Loveh Oasis; holotype: BMNH
1976.6.28.1; noun in genitive, indeclinable)
Taxonomic notes. I tentatively follow Nalbant & Bianco
(1999: 115) who placed this species in Paracobitis, but without
discussion.
10.26.8 Paracobitis vignai Nalbant & Bianco, 1999
Paracobitis vignai Nalbant & Bianco, 1999: 115, figs. 14
(type locality: Iran: Seistan: Nahr-Taheri, Zabol
[31°01'48"N 61°29'42"E]; holotype: IZA 7838; noun in
genitive, indeclinable)
10.27 Paranemachilus Zhu, 1983
Paranemachilus Zhu, 1983: 311 (type species: Paranemachilus
genilepis Zhu, 1983: 311, by original designation).
Gender masculine.
Nomenclatural notes. Contrary to statement in Romero et
al. (2009: 257), the original spelling Paranemachilus must
be retained. The spelling Paranemachilus is used five times
in the paper and this cannot be called a lapsus or an inadvertent
error in the sense of Code art. 32.5.1. Also, neither
Nemacheilus nor Nemachilus is used in the paper and comment
that the spelling Paranemacheilus was intended is not
supported; it is also irrelevant in regard to the Code.
10.27.1 Paranemachilus genilepis Zhu, 1983
Paranemachilus genilepis Zhu, 1983: 311, figs. 1–4 (type
locality: China: Guangxi: Fusui County: subterranean
stream in Changping [22°42'N 107°53'E; Romero et al.,
2009: 257]; holotype: ASIZB 60382 [ex 790002]; compound
noun, indeclinable)