Schistura kloetzliae
Schistura kloetzliae is a species of ray-finned fish, it is a stone loach in the most speciose genus in that family, Schistura. It has been recorded from the Mengla drainage in Yunnan and its tributary Nam Youan in Luang Namtha province in Laos. It occurs in medium fast currents in streams with gravel or stony bottoms.[1] The specific name honours Antoinette Kottelat-Kloetzli, for her help and support of Maurice Kottelat during his work in Laos, among other things.[3]
| Schistura kloetzliae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Schistura |
| Species: | S. kloetzliae |
| Binomial name | |
| Schistura kloetzliae | |
References
- Juffe Bignoli, D. (2012). "Schistura kloetzliae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T180840A1668677. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180840A1668677.en. Downloaded on 16 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Schistura kloetzliae" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
- "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (Stone Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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