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Scientific Name Schistura poculi  (Smith, 1945)
Common Name
Type Locality Doi Angka, Mae Nam Ping River basin, northern Thailand.
Pronunciation shiss TOO rah
Etymology Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins. 
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Size 59mm or 2.3" 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.
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Distribution Asia: Chao Phraya in Thailand, Mekong basin in Laos and Thailand, northern Mae Nam Ping basin in Thailand and Salween basin in Thailand and Myanmar.
Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Salween (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Thailand Waters, Chao Praya, Ping (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 188, pp 323, Fig. 72.
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Last Update 2014 Dec 02 12:42 (species record created: 2014 Nov 13 12:11)