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Schistura mobbsi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Schistura
Species:	S. mobbsi
Binomial name
	Schistura mobbsi; Kottelat & Leisher, 2012

Schistura mobbsi is a species of troglobitic stone loach from the genus Schistura which is endemic to the Phuong Hoang Cave in Thai Nguyen Province in Vietnam.^[1] Its specific name honours Jerry Mobbs the speleologist who first discovered and explored the Phuong Hoang Cave to which this species is restricted.^[2] Schistura mobbsi has no eyes, lacks pigmentation and does not possess a lateral line, has a reduced number of fin rays, large nostrils which are placed well forward on snout, and non overlapping scales which are restricted to posterior part of flanks.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schistura mobbsi". 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 20 January 2018.
^ "[Ichthyology • 2012] Schistura mobbsi • Fishes from Phuong Hoang cave, northern Vietnam, with description of a new species of loach (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)". Species New to Science new & recent described Flora & Fauna species from all over the World esp. Asia, Oriental, Indomalayan & Malesiana region. pskhun. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

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[FB-1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schistura mobbsi". FishBase. October 2017 version.

[ETYFish-2] "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (Stone Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[Novataxa-3] "[Ichthyology • 2012] Schistura mobbsi • Fishes from Phuong Hoang cave, northern Vietnam, with description of a new species of loach (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)". Species New to Science new & recent described Flora & Fauna species from all over the World esp. Asia, Oriental, Indomalayan & Malesiana region. pskhun. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

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