Ornate Tiger Sand Loach

Schistura kohchangensis

Data Deficient Loach of the Mekong Basin

Tropical
Coastal
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Schistura kohchangensis is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Schistura. It is found in moderately to fast flowing streams with gravel to stone substrates in eastern Thailand and Cambodia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Maximum length: 7.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Asia: southeastern Thailand in provinces Trat, Chantaburi, Chonburi and on Koh Chang island; apparently restricted to small coastal streams (Ref. 39226 ), but may possibly be found all along the mountain range, including the Mekong basin (Ref. 12693 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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