Schistura sombooni
Schistura sombooni is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Schistura. It is found only in the Mekong drainage system in Laos where it occurs in stretches of streams with a relatively slow current and a gravel or sandy stream bed.[1] The specific name honours Somboon Phetphommasouk a liaison engineer with the Nam Theun 2 Electricity Consortium of Vientiane who rendered assistance and help in the field to the describer of this species, Maurice Kottelat.[3]
| Schistura sombooni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Schistura |
| Species: | S. sombooni |
| Binomial name | |
| Schistura sombooni | |
References
- Juffe Bignoli, D. (2012). "Schistura sombooni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T187885A1831730. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T187885A1831730.en. Downloaded on 21 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Schistura sombooni" 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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