Schistura spiloptera is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schistura It is found in shallow, clear, fast-flowing water over rocky bottoms in upland streams where it feeds on insect larvae, some algae and phytoplankton. It has only been recorded from central Vietnam.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Schistura |
| Species: | S. spiloptera
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| Schistura spiloptera (Valenciennes, 1846)[2]
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References edit
- ^ a b Huckstorf, V.; Freyhof, J. (2011). "Schistura spiloptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T187986A8639887. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T187986A8639887.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Schistura spiloptera" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
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