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Schistura mobbsi

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Species of fish

Schistura mobbsi
Scientific classification Edit this 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. Its specific name honours Jerry Mobbs the speleologist who first discovered and explored the Phuong Hoang Cave to which this species is restricted. 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.

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schistura mobbsi". FishBase. October 2017 version.
  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.
  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.
Taxon identifiers
Schistura mobbsi


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