Exostoma sawmteai

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Sisoridae
Subfamilia: Glyptosterninae
Genus: Exostoma
Species: Exostoma sawmteai

Name

Exostoma sawmteai Lalramliana et al., 2015

• Holotype: PUCMF 14011.
• Paratypes: PUCMF 14012 (13).

Type locality: India: Mizoram: Champhai District: Pharsih River, a tributary of Tuivai River (Barak River drainage) in the vicinity of Kawlbem, 23°51'58" N 93°17'20" E.

Etymology: The species is named after Sawmtea (Vanalalmalsawma), the field assistant to Lalramliana, who assisted in collecting the specimens.

References

• Lalramliana, Lalronunga, S., Lalnuntluanga & Ng, H. H., 2015: Exostoma sawmteai, a new sisorid catfish from northeast India (Teleostei: Sisoridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 26 (1): 59–64. Abstract