Schistura poculi

Schistura poculi

Five Point Nine Centimeters Loach of the Mekong Basin

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Schistura poculi is a species of stone loach in the genus Schistura. This species is currently thought to occur in the basins of the Mekong, Salween and Chao Praya rivers in Myanmar, Thailand and Laos. However, these may refer to more than one species, in which case the name S. poculi belongs to the population in the Chao Praya.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Maximum length: 5.9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Asia: Chao Phraya in Thailand (Ref. 12041 ), Mekong basin in Laos and Thailand, northern Mae Nam Ping basin in Thailand and Salween basin in Thailand and Myanmar (Ref. 43281 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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