Schistura menanensis is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach in the genus Schistura. It has only been recorded in the Mae Nam Nan drainage, a branch of the Chao Phraya in Thailand where it has been observed in streams with moderate to fast currents, in riffles, with gravel to stone beds.[1] The specific name menanensis refers to the type locality of this species on the Mae Nam Nam.[3]
Schistura menanensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Nemacheilidae |
Genus: | Schistura |
Species: | S. menanensis
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Binomial name | |
Schistura menanensis (H. M. Smith, 1945)[2]
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Synonyms | |
Noemacheilus menanensis Smith, 1945 |
References
edit- ^ a b Juffe Bignoli, D. (2012). "Schistura menanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T180944A1680644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180944A1680644.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schistura menanensis". FishBase. October 2017 version.
- ^ "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (Stone Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.