Schistura porocephala

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 porocephala

Name

Schistura porocephala Lokeshwor & Vishwanath, 2013

• Holotype: MUMF 11092.
• Paratypes: MUMF 11090, 11093–11094 (2), 11098, 11100–11101 (2), 11091, 11099; ZSI FF 4614 (2).

Type locality: a stream of Mat River near Thualthu, Lunglei district, Mizoram, India, 22°46'17"N, 92°56'27"E [1], 547 m above sea level.

Etymology: The specific name is derived from the Greek poros (= having pores), and Latin cephalicus (= head); a compound name in apposition referring to the prominent pores in the cephalic lateral line system.

References

• Lokeshwor, Y. & Vishwanath, W.; 2013: Schistura porocephala, a new nemacheilid loach from Koladyne basin, Mizoram, India (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Research, 60 (2): 159–164. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-012-0325-8