Schistura maejotigrina

(Schistura maejotigrina)

Description

Schistura maejotigrina is a species of stone loach, a freshwater fish, from northern Thailand. The species was first described in 2012. From the Ping River drainage in the northern Chao Phraya River basin, fish of about 5 cm length were found in a stream near a waterfall and terraced rice fields. The specimens were collected in fast flowing, clear water over a substrate of sand and gravel.

Taxonomic tree:

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