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Schistura psittacula

(Schistura psittacula)

Description

Schistura psittacula is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach in the genus Schistura. It is found in two rivers in central Vietnam where it inhabits riffles in medium sized mountain rivers and streams in riffles which have a swift current over gravel beds and feeing on aquatic invertebrates.

Taxonomic tree:

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