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Scientific Name	**Schistura melarancia** Kottelat, 2000
Common Name
Type Locality	Nam Kouat near Ban Nam Kouat, a tributary of Nam Nga, 20°34'35''N, 102°07'56''E, Oudomxai Province, Laos.
Synonym(s)	Oreias lineatus
Pronunciation	shiss TOO rah
Etymology	Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins.
Species Information
Size	96mm or 3.8" 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: Nam Ou basin, northern Laos. Mekong, Nam Ou (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , 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	Journal of South Asian Natural History v. 5 (no. 1), pp 65, Fig. 46.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:57 (species record created: 2014 Nov 12 14:23)