Schistura spiloptera

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Schistura spiloptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species:
S. spiloptera
Binomial name
Schistura spiloptera
Synonyms
  • Cobitis spiloptera Valenciennes, 1846
  • Noemacheilus spilopterus (Valenciennes, 1846)
  • Nemacheilus pellegrini Rendahl, 1944
  • Schistura pellegrini (Rendahl, 1944)

Schistura spiloptera is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schistura It is found in shallow, clear, fast-flowing water over rocky bottoms in upland streams where it feeds on insect larvae, some algae and phytoplankton. It has only been recorded from central Vietnam.[1]

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