Schistura obliquofascia

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 obliquofascia

Name

Schistura obliquofascia Lokeshwor, Barat, Sati, Darshan, Vishwanath & Mahanta, 2012

• Holotype: MUMF 11058.
• Paratypes: MUMF 11055, 11059 & 11061 (3), 11056, 11057 & 11060 (3), two specimens (MUMF 11060 & 11061) were dissected for confirmation of sexes, air bladder and intestinal coil).

Type locality: India, Uttarakhand State, Kalsa River at Chanfi, Ganga basin, 29°22′06"N, 79°34′44"E. [1]

Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from oblique (prefix meaning slanting or inclining in direction), and fascia (Latin), meaning band, referring to the obliquely arranged bars on the body.

References

• Lokeshwor, Y., Barat, A., Sati, J, Darshan, A., Vishwanath, W. & Mahanta, P.C. 2012. Schistura obliquofascia, a new loach from Uttarakhand, India (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 3586: 255–263. Preview PDF Reference page.