Schistura psittacula

Schistura psittacula
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Schistura
Species:	S. psittacula
Binomial name
Schistura psittacula Freyhof & Serov, 2001 [2]

Schistura psittacula is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach in the genus Schistura . It is found in two rivers in central Vietnam where it inhabits riffles in medium-sized mountain rivers and streams in riffles which have a swift current over gravel beds. It feeds on aquatic invertebrates. ^[1]

References

1. Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Schistura psittacula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T180885A1673714. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180885A1673714.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schistura psittacula". FishBase . October 2017 version.