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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Schistura |
| Species: | S. menanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schistura menanensis (H. M. Smith, 1945)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Noemacheilus menanensis Smith, 1945 | |
References
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Schistura menanensis" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
- "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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