Schistura paucireticulata

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 paucireticulata

Name

Schistura paucireticulata Lokeshwor, Vishwanath & Kosygin, 2013

Holotype: MUMF 11120. Paratypes: MUMF 11121 (1), 11122-11123 (2).

Type locality: India, Mizoram, Aizawl District, Tuirial River near Aizawl (the Barak-Surma-Meghna river system), 23º43′12.49″N, 92º47′59.43″E, altitude 175 m a.s.l.

Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Latin pauci prefix (= few), and reticulata (= net-like), referring to the network of bars on the anterior side of the body.

References

Primary references

• Lokeshwor, Y., Vishwanath, W. & Kosygin, L. 2013. Schistura paucireticulata, a new loach from Tuirial River, Mizoram, India (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 3683(5): 581–588. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3683.5.6 Reference page.