Schistura tigrina

Schistura tigrina
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Schistura
Species:	S. tigrina
Binomial name
Schistura tigrina Lokeshwor & Vishwanath, 2005

Schistura tigrina is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nemacheilidae, the stone loaches.^[2] This species is found in karge hiilstreams with a swift current and a bed of pebbles. It is known only from the Barak River at Khunphung in the Tamenglong District in Manipur.^[1]

References

1. Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Schistura tigrinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168520A6507097. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168520A6507097.en. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Schistura". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 December 2024.