Schistura bolavenensis

Schistura bolavenensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the stone leach genus Schistura. It is found in the Bolaven Plateau in Laos where it occurs in clear rocky streams at altitudes of 800–1,200 m which form tributaries of the Xe Kong and Xe Don rivers were it feeds on insects. It is threatened by proposals to construct dams and from the mining of bauxite on the Bolovan Plateau.[1]

Schistura bolavenensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Schistura
Species:
S. bolavenensis
Binomial name
Schistura bolavenensis

References

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  1. ^ a b Rainboth, W. (2011). "Schistura bolavenensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T181198A7663000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T181198A7663000.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schistura bolavenensis". FishBase.