Schistura nebeshwari

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cobitoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cobitoidei

Familia: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species: Schistura nebeshwari

Name

Schistura nebeshwari Lokeshwor & Vishwanath, 2013

Holotype: MUMF 11128. Paratypes: MUMF 11125–11127 (3), 11129 (1), 11130–11131 (2).

Type locality: India, Mizoram, Saiha District, from a stream at Phura village near Palak Lake (Koladyne basin), 22°15'32"N, 92°53'32"E, 161 m above sea level.

Etymology: The species is named after Kongrailakpam Nebeshwar Sharma in recognition of his assistance to the authors during the field work in Mizoram.

References

Primary references

• Lokeshwor, Y. & Vishwanath, W. 2013. Two new species of stone loaches of the genus Schistura from the Koladyne basin, Mizoram, India (Teleostei: Cobitoidei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 3731(4): 561–576. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3731.4.8 Reference page.