Schistura spiloptera

Schistura spiloptera
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Schistura
Species:	S. spiloptera
Binomial name
	Schistura spiloptera; (Valenciennes, 1846)
Synonyms
	Cobitis spiloptera Valenciennes, 1846; Noemacheilus spilopterus (Valenciennes, 1846); Nemacheilus pellegrini Rendahl, 1944; Schistura pellegrini (Rendahl, 1944);

Schistura spiloptera is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schistura It is found in shallow, clear, fast-flowing water over rocky bottoms in upland streams where it feeds on insect larvae, some algae and phytoplankton. It has only been recorded from central Vietnam.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Huckstorf, V.; Freyhof, J. (2011). "Schistura spiloptera". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T187986A8639887. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T187986A8639887.en. Downloaded on 21 January 2018.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schistura spiloptera". FishBase. October 2017 version.

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[IUCN-1] Huckstorf, V.; Freyhof, J. (2011). "Schistura spiloptera". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T187986A8639887. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T187986A8639887.en. Downloaded on 21 January 2018.

[FB-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schistura spiloptera". FishBase. October 2017 version.

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