Neolissochilus subterraneus

Neolissochilus subterraneus is a species of cyprinid cavefish that is endemic to the Tham Phra Wang Daeng cave within Thung Salaeng Luang National Park, Phitsanulok Province in Thailand.[2] The genus name derives from the Greek words "neos", "lissos", and "cheilos"; they mean new, smooth, and lip respectively.[2]

Neolissochilus subterraneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Neolissochilus
Species:
N. subterraneus
Binomial name
Neolissochilus subterraneus
Vidthayanon & Kottelat, 2003

Habitat

Neolissochilus subterraneus lives primarily if not exclusively in the Tham Phra Wang Daeng cave at a depth of 0–2 meters. Fish at different life stages inhabit different areas of the cave.[2]

Diet

Neolissochilus subterraneus has a largely detritus-based diet, along with bat guano.[2]

References
  1. Vidthayanon, C. (2011). "Neolissochilus subterraneus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T180812A7652344. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T180812A7652344.en. Downloaded on 23 December 2017.
  2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/61697
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