Nemacheilidae

Schistura atra

Schistura atra

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

Schistura atra is a species of ray-finned fish in the stone loach genus Schistura. This species has only been recorded from the drainage systems of the Nam Theun and Nam Gnouang, tributaries of the Mekong, in Laos. It can be found in the parts of streams with deep water and fast currents where it lives among the rocks.