AquaticRepublic.com - Schistura koladynensis (Nemacheilidae) All Fishes

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Schistura koladynensis** Lokeshwor & Vishwanath, 2012
Common Name
Type Locality	India: Mizoram: Lawntlai District: Koladyne River at Kolchaw.
Pronunciation	shiss TOO rah - KOE lah die nen siss
Etymology	Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins. This species is named after its type locality.
Species Information
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 koladynensis is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of characters: 10-11 brown bars on the body, the black bar on the caudal-fin base not extending its full height, specific arrangement of vertical rows of coloured spots on the caudal fin, 8 1/2 branched dorsal-fin rays, complete lateral line, deeply forked caudal fin with 9 + 8 branched rays, well developed axillary pelvic lobe, nine pores in the preoperculomandibular canal and small barbels that do not extend beyond anterior rim of orbit.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Presently known only from the Koladyne River, Mizoram, India. Indian waters, Mizoram State waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Kaladan (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Schistura koladynensis, a new species of loach from the Koladyne basin, Mizoram, India (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae); Yumnam Lokeshwor and Waikhom Vishwanath
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
Wishlists	Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species.
Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it.
Forum BBCode

	Look up S. koladynensis on Fishbase
	Look up S. koladynensis on Encyclopedia of Life
	Look up S. koladynensis on Global Biodiversity Information Facility
	LFS label creator ARN ref:6.55.669.4574
Last Update	2013 May 18 06:26 (species record created: 2013 Jan 22 17:12)