Nemacheilidae

Nakiyadeniya mountain loach

Schistura scripta

Four Point Three Centimeters Loach from Asian Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• South Asia
• Anguilliform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Schistura scripta, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schistura, newly identified from Sri Lanka. It is the third species of Schistura stone loach described from Sri Lanka, the other being the widely distributed native species Schistura notostigma and endemic Schistura madhavai.