Schistura albirostris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cobitoidei

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: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cobitoidei

Familia: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species: Schistura albirostris

Name

Schistura albirostris Chen & Neely, 2012

• Holotype: KIZ 20060415122.
• Paratypes: CAS 224427 (1), 224631 (12, 2 c&s); KIZ 20060415123 (1).

Type locality: Longchuanjiang near Shuang Zhu Yuang village, approximately 3 km upstream of Qiao Tou village, Jie Tou township, Tengchong County, Yunnan, China, 25°30'11"N, 98°39'15"E, 1573 m elevation. [1]

Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from Latin albi (= white colored) and rostrata (= nose or beak), in reference to the unpigmented area on the snout.

References

• Chen, X.-Y.; Neely, D.A. 2012: Schistura albirostris, a new nemacheiline loach (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from the Irrawaddy River drainage of Yunnan Province, China. Zootaxa 3586: 222–227. Preview PDF Reference page.