Schistura maejotigrina

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 maejotigrina

Name

Schistura maejotigrina Suvarnaraksha, 2012

• Type locality: Mae Abb, near water fall and terraced rice fields, 822 m above mean sea level, 18°17'55.2"N, 98°10'29.9"E, [1] tributary of Ping River, Maechaem River system, northern Chao Phraya River basin, Maechaem District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
• Holotype: MARNM 002435
• Paratypes: MARNM 002436, NIFI 04551, UF 183767

Etymology: The specific epithet maejotigrina refers to the 77th Maejo University Anniversary and the presence of the irregular tiger-stripe bars on the side of the body.

References

• Suvarnaraksha, A. 2012: Schistura maejotigrina, a new stream loach (Pisces: Nemacheilidae) from northern Thailand. Zootaxa 3586: 131–137. Preview PDF Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Maejo tiger stream loach
ไทย: ปลาค้อลายเสือแม่โจ้