Schistura paucireticulata

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 paucireticulata

Name

Schistura paucireticulata Lokeshwor et al., 2013

Holotype: MUMF 11120.
Paratypes: MUMF 11121 (1), 11122-11123 (2).

Type locality: India, Mizoram, Aizawl District, Tuirial River near Aizawl (the Barak-Surma-Meghna river system), 23º43′12.49″N, 92º47′59.43″E , altitude 175 m a.s.l.

Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Latin pauci prefix (= few), and reticulata (= net-like), referring to the network of bars on the anterior side of the body.

References

Lokeshwor, Y.; Vishwanath, W.; Kosygin, L. 2013: Schistura paucireticulata, a new loach from Tuirial River, Mizoram, India (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 3683(5): 581–588. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3683.5.6 Reference page.

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