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Schistura

(Schistura deansmarti)

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Description

Schistura deansmarti is a species of ray-finned fish in the stone loach genus Schistura.It is found in cave streams in a karst landscape in the Thung Salaeng Luang National Park of Phitsanulok Province where it lives mainly on the stream beds and feeds on organic material and micro-organisms.The specific name honors the British speleologist who collected the original specimens and who works for the conservation of caves in Thailand

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Nemacheilidae
Genus:Schistura
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