Schistura sexcauda is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Schistura. It is found in the basin of the Chao Phraya River in central Thailand where it has been recorded in streams with a moderate to fast current and in riffles, over substrates consisting of gravel to stone.[1] It is known to be raised in local subsistence fisheries and traded both nationally and internationally as an ornamental fish. [3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Schistura |
| Species: | S. sexcauda
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Noemacheilus fowlerianus Smith, 1945 | |
Some authorities regard Schistura fowleriana as a synonym of this species.[4]
Etymology edit
The genus name Schistura refers to the fish's forked caudal fins, coming from the Greek schizein and oura meaning respectively "to divide" and "tail".[5] The species name sexcauda comes from Latin sex and cauda meaning "six" and "tail", referring to the six bar markings behind its dorsal fin.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Juffe Bignoli, D. (2012). "Schistura sexcauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T188027A1846681. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T188027A1846681.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Schistura sexcauda" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
- ^ Use and Trade "IUCN Red List Assessment". Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus_cobitidum.pdf Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement No. 26: 1–199.
- ^ Romero, P. (2002). An etymological dictionary of taxonomy. Madrid.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Kottelat, M. (1990). A revision of nemacheiline loaches (Pisces: Cypriniformes) of Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia and southern Viet Nam. p. 262.
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