Schistura khugae

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Schistura khugae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species:
S. khugae
Binomial name
Schistura khugae
Vishwanath & Shanta, 2004 [2]

Schistura khugae is a species of ray-finned fish in the stone loach genus Schistura . It lives on the bottom of hill streams in the Khuga River, part of the Chindwin River system in Manipur, India. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Schistura khugae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T168603A6523350. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168603A6523350.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Schistura khugae" in FishBase. October 2017 version.