Schistura kaysonei

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 kaysonei

Name

Schistura kaysonei Vidthayanon & Jaruthanin, 2002

Type locality: 600 m from the entrance of the Phu Tham Nam cave in Khammouane Province, Lao PDR.

Etymology: Named in honor of Kaysone Phomvihane, who served as the first Prime Minister of the Lao PDR.

References

• IUCN: Schistura kaysonei Vidthayanon & Jaruthanin, 2002 (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

English: Laotian cave loach, Kaysone's loach
ไทย: ปลาค้อถ้ำภูถ้ำน้ำ, ปลาค้อถ้ำไกสอน