Schistura aizawlensis

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Taxonavigation[edit]

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 aizawlensis

Name[edit]

Holotype: PUCMF 11026. Paratypes: PUCMF 11027 (17), 11028 (5).

Type locality: India, Mizoram, Muthi River, a tributary of Tuirial River in vicinity of Zemabawk, Aizawl, 23°44'54"N, 92°45'27"E.[1]

Etymology: The species is named after Aizawl, the capital city of Mizoram, India, where Muthi River, the habitat of the species is located.

References[edit]

  • Lalramliana; 2012: Schistura aizawlensis, a new species of loach from Mizoram, northeastern India (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (2): 97–104.