| Schistura melarancia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Schistura |
| Species: | S. melarancia |
| Binomial name | |
| Schistura melarancia | |
Schistura melarancia is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Schistura . It is found in the Mekong drainage in Laos and Vietnam. [1] The specific name melarancia is derived from an old Italian word for an orange and refers to the orange-brown colour of the fins and body of this species. [2]
