Rhyacoschistura
Appearance
Rhyacoschistura | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Nemacheilidae |
Genus: | Rhyacoschistura Kottelat, 2019 |
Type species | |
Rhyacoschistura suber (Kottelat, 2000)
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Species | |
2, see text |
Rhyacoschistura is a genus of stone loaches from Laos. It was described in 2019 to accommodate a new species, R. larreci. Additionally, Rhyacoschistura suber was redescribed with new adult specimens and was moved to Rhyacoschistura from Schistura.[1]
Species
[edit]There are currently two described species in the genus:[1]
- Rhyacoschistura larreci Kottelat, 2019
- Rhyacoschistura suber (Kottelat, 2000)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kottelat, Maurice (2019-05-29). "Rhyacoschistura larreci, a new genus and species of loach from Laos and redescription of R. suber (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)". Zootaxa. 4612 (2): 151–170. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4612.2.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 31717063.