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Scientific Name	**Schistura balteata** (Rendahl, 1948)
Common Name	Sumo Loach
Type Locality	Melwedaung, Tenasserim, Myanmar.
Synonym(s)	Nemacheilus balteatus
Pronunciation	shiss TOO rah
Etymology	Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins.
Species Information
Size	54mm or 2.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Myanmar. Myanmar Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Arkiv för Zoologi v. 40 A (no. 7), pp 42, Figs. 20-23
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:57 (species record created: 2013 Aug 02 16:59)