Schistura menanensis

Schistura menanensis is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach in the genus Schistura. It has only been recorded the Mae Nam Nan drainage, a branch of the Chao Phraya in Thailand where it has been observed in streams with moderate to fast currents, in riffles, with gravel to stone beds.[1] The specific name menanensis refers to the type locality of this species on the Mae Nam Nam.[3]

Schistura menanensis

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species:
S. menanensis
Binomial name
Schistura menanensis
Synonyms

Noemacheilus menanensis Smith, 1945

References

  1. Juffe Bignoli, D. (2012). "Schistura menanensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T180944A1680644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180944A1680644.en. Downloaded on 20 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Schistura menanensis" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
  3. "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (Stone Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.


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