Schistura puncticeps

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 puncticeps

Name

Schistura puncticeps Bohlen & Šlechtová, 2013

• Holotype: ZRC 53782.
• Paratypes: ZRC 53783 (17); CMK 23278 (5); IAPG A5836-5840 (5).

Type locality: Myanmar, Shan state, stream Nam Paw west of Hsipaw city, 22°37'40"N, 97°18'17"E [1].

Etymology: Specific epithet from Latin punctum (= dot), and ceps (derivation of caput, = head); an allusion to the prominent spots on the head.

References

• Bohlen, J. & Šlechtová, V.; 2013: Schistura puncticeps, a new species of loach from Myanmar (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (1): 85–92.