Schistura poculi

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. It can be found in streams with moderately fast to fast currents among riffles where there are substrates which vary from gravel to stone.[1] The specific name poculi means "bowl" and refers to the type locality, Doi Angkon in Thailand with angkon meaning "crow's bowl".[3]

Schistura poculi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species:
S. poculi
Binomial name
Schistura poculi
(Smith, 1945)[2]
Synonyms
  • Noemacheilus poculi Smith, 1945
  • Nemacheilus poculi (Smith, 1945)

References
  1. Juffe Bignoli, D. (2012). "Schistura poculi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T181248A1713422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181248A1713422.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Schistura poculi" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
  3. "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (Stone Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.


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