Nemacheilidae

Schistura amplizona

Schistura amplizona

Nine Point One Centimeters Loach of the Mekong Basin

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• East Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Elongated
• Small
• Tropical fish

Schistura amplizona is a species of ray-finned fish in the stone loach genus Schistura. It been recorded from only two river basins, the Nam Tha and Nam Youan, in northern Laos, of these the Nam Youam flows to Xishuangbanna in Yunnan, China and specimens of this species have been collected very close to the border so this species may occur in Yunnan. Its preferred habitat appears to be streams with a moderate flow and a bed of rock or pebbles.