Schistura spiloptera

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Schistura spiloptera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species:
S. spiloptera
Binomial name
Schistura spiloptera
(Valenciennes, 1846) [2]
Synonyms
  • Cobitis spilopteraValenciennes, 1846
  • Noemacheilus spilopterus(Valenciennes, 1846)
  • Nemacheilus pellegrini Rendahl, 1944
  • Schistura pellegrini(Rendahl, 1944)

Schistura spiloptera is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schistura It is found in shallow, clear, fast-flowing water over rocky bottoms in upland streams where it feeds on insect larvae, some algae and phytoplankton. It has only been recorded from central Vietnam. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Huckstorf, V.; Freyhof, J. (2011). "Schistura spiloptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T187986A8639887. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T187986A8639887.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schistura spiloptera". FishBase . October 2017 version.
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