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Scientific Name	**Schistura vinciguerrae** (Hora, 1935)
Common Name
Type Locality	Meekalam, Myanmar.
Pronunciation	shiss TOO rah
Etymology	Schistura: Greek, schizein = to divide + Greek, oura = tail; an allusion to forked caudal fins.
Species Information
Size	78mm or 3.1" 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: Irrawaddy and Salween basins in Myanmar and the Irrawaddy basin in China. Likely to occur in the Salween basin in Yunnan, but needs confirmation. Reported from India.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2007.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 37 (pt 1), pp 62, Pl. 3 (fig. 12).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2020 Nov 15 09:05 (species record created: 2020 Nov 15 08:02)