Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cobitoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Series: Otophysi
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Superfamilia: Cobitoidea

Familia: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species: Schistura obliquofascia

Name

Schistura obliquofascia Lokeshwor, Barat, Sati, Darshan, Vishwanath & Mahanta, 2012

  • Holotype: MUMF 11058.
  • Paratypes: MUMF 11055, 11059 & 11061 (3), 11056, 11057 & 11060 (3), two specimens (MUMF 11060 & 11061) were dissected for confirmation of sexes, air bladder and intestinal coil).

Type locality: India, Uttarakhand State, Kalsa River at Chanfi, Ganga basin, 29°22′06"N, 79°34′44"E.

Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from oblique (prefix meaning slanting or inclining in direction), and fascia (Latin), meaning band, referring to the obliquely arranged bars on the body.

References

  • Lokeshwor, Y. et al. 2012: Schistura obliquofascia, a new loach from Uttarakhand, India (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 3586: 255–263. Preview PDF Reference page. 
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