Schistura leukensis

Schistura leukensis is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach in the genus Schistura. It has only been recorded from a single river, a tributary of the Mekong in Laos. This river has been affected by damming upstream of this species main habitat and it is unknown how this has impacted the population. Other human activisties such as deforestation, agriculture, siltation and pollution may also had some effects on this species.[1]

Schistura leukensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species:
S. leukensis
Binomial name
Schistura leukensis

References

  1. Kottelat, M. (2011). "Schistura leukensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T181199A7663149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T181199A7663149.en. Downloaded on 16 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Schistura leukensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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