Schistura madhavai
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| Schistura madhavai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Schistura |
| Species: | S. madhavai |
| Binomial name | |
| Schistura madhavai Sudasinghe, 2017 | |
Schistura madhavai, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schistura, newly distributed from Sri Lanka. It is the second species of Schistura stone loach described from Sri Lanka, the other being the widely distributed native species Schistura notostigma.
The specific name madhavai is named in honor of Prof. Madhava Meegaskumbura, who is a renowned taxonomist of Sri Lanka, and mentor of the researcher Hiranya Sudasinghe, who described the species.[1]
