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Nemacheilidae
Schistura moeiensis
Schistura moeiensis
Five Point Three Centimeters Loach
Schistura moeiensis is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Schistura. It is found in the Mae Nam Noi drainage system, a tributary of the Salween, the Mae Nam Noi forms the border between Thailand and Myanmar. It has been recorded from streams which have a moderate to fast current, in riffles, over beds consisting of gravel to stone.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Nemacheilidae
- Genus
- Schistura
- Maximum length
- 5.3 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Asia: Irrawaddy and Salween rivers.
- Conservation status
- DDData Deficient

