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Scientific Name	**Schistura porthos** Kottelat, 2000
Common Name
Type Locality	Nam Tha at Ban Finho, about 14 kilometers north of Luang Nam Tha, 21°04'44''N, 101°24'09''E, Louangnamtha Province, Laos.
Pronunciation	shiss TOO rah
Etymology	Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins.
Species Information
Size	86mm or 3.4" 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: Mekong in Nam Ngiap, Nam Khan, Nam Xuang, Nam Ou and Nam Tha basins in northern Laos. Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there) Mekong, Nam Ou (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a 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 69, Fig. 52.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2014 Dec 05 07:20 (species record created: 2014 Nov 13 12:11)