Schistura

Taxobox
name = "Schistura"

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Schistura mahnerti"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
subclassis = Neopterygii
infraclassis = Teleostei
superordo = Ostariophysi
ordo = Cypriniformes
familia = Balitoridae
subfamilia = Nemacheilinae
genus = "Schistura"
genus_authority =
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =About 2000, see text

"Schistura" is a genus of ray-finned fish in the subfamily Nemacheilinae (sometimes treated as a distinct family). All members of "Schistura" live in stream and river habitats; some inhabit caves. [MacDonald (2008): p.256]

elected species

The genus as presently delimited contains approximately 200 species. Most of these fish were until recently placed in "Nemacheilus". [Clarke (2006), MacDonald (2008)]

* "Schistura altipedunculatus"
* "Schistura balteata"
* "Schistura beavani" – Creek Loach
* "Schistura chindwinica"
* "Schistura cincticauda"
* "Schistura corica"
* "Schistura dayi"
* "Schistura denisoni"
* "Schistura finis"
* "Schistura horai"
* "Schistura jarutanini"
* "Schistura kangjupkhulensis"
* "Schistura khugae"
* "Schistura kohchangensis"
* "Schistura kongphengi"
* "Schistura mahnerti"
* "Schistura manipurensis"
* "Schistura montana" – Chitai
* "Schistura nagaensis"
* "Schistura nagodiensis"
* "Schistura nalbanti"
* "Schistura oedipus"
* "Schistura papulifera"
* "Schistura prashadi"
* "Schistura prashari"
* "Schistura punjabensis"
* "Schistura rendahli"
* "Schistura reticulata"
* "Schistura rupecula"
* "Schistura savona"
* "Schistura scaturigina"
* "Schistura semiarmata"
* "Schistura sharavathiensis"
* "Schistura sijuensis"
* "Schistura spiloptera"
* "Schistura tigrinum"
* "Schistura tirapensis"
* "Schistura vinciguerrae"
* "Schistura zonata"

Footnotes

References

* (2006): Practical Fishkeeping - [http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=888 Two new Schistura loaches] . Version of 2006-MAR-21. Retrieved 2008-JUN-29.
* (2008): "Loaches: Natural History and Aquarium Care". T.F.H. Publishing, Inc., Neptune City, NJ. ISBN 978-0-7938-0620-1