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Nemacheilidae

Schistura aramis

Schistura aramis

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

Schistura aramis is a species of ray-finned fish in the stone loach genus Schistura from the Nam Nua catchment, a tributary of the Nam Ou in Laos, it may also possibly occur in Vietnam. The specific name comes from one of Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers, Aramis as do that of two other Schistura species endemic to the Nam Ou basin, S. athos and S.porthos.

Maximum length
7.1 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Asia: known from a single stream near Muang Mai in the Nam Nua basin, a tributary of the Nam Ou, flowing from Viet Nam to Laos.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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