Ambastaia nigrolineata

Ambastaia nigrolineata is a vulnerable species of loach found in the Mekong basin in southeast Asia and China.[1][2] This small fish is sometimes seen in the aquarium trade, but it has historically been confused with the only other species in the genus, the similar A. sidthimunki.[1]

Ambastaia nigrolineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Botiidae
Genus: Ambastaia
Species:
A. nigrolineata
Binomial name
Ambastaia nigrolineata
(Chu & Kottelat, 1987)
Synonyms
  • Botia nigrolineata Kottelat & Chu, 1987
  • Yasuhikotakia nigrolineata (Kottelat & Chu, 1987)

References
  1. Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Yasuhikotakia nigrolineata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T187923A1835517. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T187923A1835517.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Ambastaia nigrolineata" in FishBase. May 2015 version.


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