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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Body shape: anguilliform