Schistura notostigma

Schistura notostigma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Schistura
Species:	S. notostigma
Binomial name
	Schistura notostigma; (Bleeker, 1863)
Synonyms
	Nemacheilus notostigmaBleeker, 1863

Last updated January 02, 2026

Schistura notostigma, the spotback loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schistura , distributed in peninsula of India and Sri Lanka. Until 2017, it was thought to be the only species of Schistura stone loach found in Sri Lanka before a new species Schistura madhavai , was described.

Description

Schistura notostigma can be identified by the presence of 6 to 7 wide brown post-dorsal bars, emarginated caudal fin, incomplete lateral line, pelvic fin, which is adpressed always surpassing the anal fin.^[2]

References

↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schistura notostigma". FishBase . October 2017 version.
↑ "Schistura madhavai, a new species of hill-stream loach from Sri Lanka, with redescription of S. notostigma (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)". Zoo Taxa. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

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[FB-1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schistura notostigma". FishBase . October 2017 version.

[2] "Schistura madhavai, a new species of hill-stream loach from Sri Lanka, with redescription of S. notostigma (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)". Zoo Taxa. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

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