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Rhyacoschistura

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Rhyacoschistura is a genus of stone loaches from Laos. It was described in 2019 to accommodate a new species, R. larreci. Additionally, Rhyacoschistura suber was redescribed with new adult specimens and was moved to Rhyacoschistura from Schistura.[1]

Rhyacoschistura
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Rhyacoschistura

Kottelat, 2019
Type species
Rhyacoschistura suber
(Kottelat, 2000)
Species

2, see text.

Species

There are currently two described species in the genus:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Kottelat, Maurice (2019-05-29). "Rhyacoschistura larreci , a new genus and species of loach from Laos and redescription of R. suber (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)". Zootaxa. 4612 (2): 151–170. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4612.2.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  2. ^ ZHANG, E.; KOTTELAT, MAURICE (2006-06-05). "Akrokolioplax, a new genus of Southeast Asian labeonine fishes (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)". Zootaxa. 1225 (1): 21. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1225.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334.