Schistura amplizona

Schistura amplizona
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Schistura
Species:	S. amplizona
Binomial name
Schistura amplizona Kottelat, 2000[2]

Schistura amplizona is a species of ray-finned fish in the stone loach genus Schistura. It been recorded from only two river basins, the Nam Tha and Nam Youan, in northern Laos, of these the Nam Youam flows to Xishuangbanna in Yunnan, China and specimens of this species have been collected very close to the border so this species may occur in Yunnan. Its preferred habitat appears to be streams with a moderate flow and a bed of rock or pebbles. This species is harvested by local subsistence fisheries but the main potential threats are alteration of natural water courses through deforestation and agriculture.^[1]

References

1. Juffe Bignoli, D. (2012). "Schistura amplizona". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T181276A1716256. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181276A1716256.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schistura amplizona". FishBase.