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Schistura sombooni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species:
S. sombooni
Binomial name
Schistura sombooni
Kottelat, 1998 [2]

Schistura sombooni is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Schistura. It is found only in the Mekong drainage system in Laos where it occurs in stretches of streams with a relatively slow current and a gravel or sandy stream bed. [1] The specific name honours Somboon Phetphommasouk a liaison engineer with the Nam Theun 2 Electricity Consortium of Vientiane who rendered assistance and help in the field to the describer of this species, Maurice Kottelat. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Juffe Bignoli, D. (2012). "Schistura sombooni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T187885A1831730. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T187885A1831730.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Schistura sombooni" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
  3. ^ "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (Stone Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Schistura sombooni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species:
S. sombooni
Binomial name
Schistura sombooni
Kottelat, 1998 [2]

Schistura sombooni is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Schistura. It is found only in the Mekong drainage system in Laos where it occurs in stretches of streams with a relatively slow current and a gravel or sandy stream bed. [1] The specific name honours Somboon Phetphommasouk a liaison engineer with the Nam Theun 2 Electricity Consortium of Vientiane who rendered assistance and help in the field to the describer of this species, Maurice Kottelat. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Juffe Bignoli, D. (2012). "Schistura sombooni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T187885A1831730. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T187885A1831730.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Schistura sombooni" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
  3. ^ "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (Stone Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.



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