Typová lokalita
Myaekanbaw Chaung, a tributary of Khamaungthawe at Myaekanbaw Village, Tanintharyi River drainage, Tanintharyi Province, Myanmar, 14°18'07"N, 98°27'08"E.
Původní popis
Dvořák, T., Bohlen, J., Kottelat, M. & Šlechtová, V. 2022. Paracanthocobitis epimekes, a new loach species from Myanmar and Thailand (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 31 (no. 2): IEF-1174: 143-153 [1-11].
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.