Schistura scaturigina

Schistura scaturigina

Ten Centimeters Loach from the Indian Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South Asia
Small
Tropical fish

Schistura scaturigina is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Schistura. It is found in high altitude streams with gravelly bottoms in the upper Ganges basin in Nepal and the Indian states of Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: Darjeeling and Assam in Eastern Himalayas, India, Nepal and Bhutan (Ref. 41236 ). Reported from Bangladesh (Ref. 1479 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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