Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Balitoridae (River loaches) Subfamily: Nemacheilinae Genus: Acanthocobitis Species: A. zonalternans Synonyms Cobitis zonalternans Blyth, 1860 Nemacheilus phuketensis Klausewitz, 1957 Nemacheilus zonalternans (Blyth, 1860) Noemacheilus phuketensis Klausewitz, 1957 Noemacheilus