Physoschistura chindwinensis

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: Physoschistura
Species: Physoschistura chindwinensis

Name

• Physoschistura chindwinensis Lokeshwor & Vishwanath, 2012

Holotype: MUMF 11077. Paratypes: MUMF 11074–11076 (2), 11076–11084 (6), 11085–11086 (2), 11087–11089 (3); ZSI FF 4603/3 (3).

Type locality: India, Manipur, Chindwin basin, Lokchao River at Moreh, 24°15'03"N, 94°17'59"E, 212 m asl.

Etymology: The specific name is derived after the name of the basin where the species occurs: Chindwin.

References

• Lokeshwor, Y. & Vishwanath, W., 2012: Physoschistura chindwinensis, a new balitorid loach from Chindwin basin, Manipur, India (Teleostei: Balitoridae). Ichthyological Research, 59 (3): 230–234.