Schistura spiloptera

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Schistura spiloptera

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species:
S. spiloptera
Binomial name
Schistura spiloptera
Synonyms
  • Cobitis spiloptera Valenciennes, 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. ^ a b 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.) (2017). "Schistura spiloptera" in FishBase. October 2017 version.


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