Biology:Schistura chindwinica

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Schistura chindwinica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species:
S. chindwinica
Binomial name
Schistura chindwinica
(Tilak & Husain, 1990)[2]
Synonyms

Nemacheilus chindwinicus Tilak & Husain, 1990

Schistura chindwinica is a species of ray-finned fish in the stone loach genus Schistura. This species has been recorded from only two streams in the drainage of the Brahmaputra in Manipur. The species is threatened by siltation caused by slash and burn agriculture and the proposed building of a dam with will flood some of the waterways it occurs in.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Schistura chindwinica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T168401A6485750. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168401A6485750.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/168401/6485750. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Schistura chindwinica" in FishBase. April 2006 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3758653 entry