Nemacheilidae

Schistura kontumensis

Schistura kontumensis

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

Schistura kontumensis is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Schistura. It has only been recorded a few times from large rivers and streams in the headwaters of the Sesan River which is a tributary of the Sekong River, which is a tributary of the Mekong, in Kontum Province, Vietnam. When sampled., however, it was found to be common and hardy, tolerating water which had flown through urban areas and which had been polluted with water used for washing.