Schistura nomi
Schistura nomi is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Schistura. This species is found in streams which have a moderate to fast current, in riffles, where the bed consists of gravel to stone in the Kong River in Laos.[1] The specific name honours a Mr Nom who was the describer, Maurice Kottelat's, driver in Laos.[3]
| Schistura nomi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Schistura |
| Species: | S. nomi |
| Binomial name | |
| Schistura nomi | |
References
- Juffe Bignoli, D. (2012). "Schistura nomi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T181170A1706014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181170A1706014.en. Downloaded on 21 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Schistura nomi" 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 21 January 2018.
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