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  • Schistura aizawlensisMuthi River,Mizoram,India
  • Schistura aizawlensisMuthi River,Mizoram,India
  • Schistura aizawlensisMuthi River,Mizoram,India
  • Schistura aizawlensis
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Scientific Name Schistura aizawlensis  Lalramliana, 2012
Common Name
Type Locality Mizoram, Muthi River, a tributary of Tuirial River in vicinity of Zembawk, Aizawl, l3°44'54"N, 62°45'27, India.
Pronunciation shiss TOO rah - eye ZAAL en siss
Etymology Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins. This species is named after its type locality.
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Identification The genus Schistura is the largest genus within the family Nemacheilidae, containing at present about 190 nominal species. They are typically found amongst stones in moderate to fast flowing streams and rivers in foothill to mountainous habitats. The distribution area of the genus stretches from the Near East through the Indian subcontinent until Vietnam and southern China.

Schistura aizawlensis is distinguished from its congeners in having 5-7 regular broad bars, dorsal side of pectoral fin with small tubercles, very low or no adipose crest on dorsal and ventral side of caudal peduncle, intestine without loop behind the stomach, and several morphometric and meristic characters.
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Distribution Schistura aizawlensis is known only from Muthi River, a tributary of Tuirial River (Barak River drainage in Mizoram,India).
Indian waters, Mizoram State waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges, Meghna, Surma, Barak (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
Other Parameters Specimens were collected from a stream with a moderate to strong current and a substrate of gravel and rocks. Water temperature in the stream was 22-28 °C (morning to evening).
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 23 (no. 2), pp 98, Figs. 1-2.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 26 07:41 (species record created: 2012 Dec 18 01:00)