Schistura pridii is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Schistura. It is found in the upper Chao Phraya basin, in streams in the Doi Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, Chiang Mai Province in Thailand. Here it inhabits torrents, with rocky gravel and pebble substrates in which it often hides.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Schistura |
| Species: | S. pridii
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| Binomial name | |
| Schistura pridii Vidthayanon, 2003[2]
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Named in honor of Pridi Banomyong, statesman and former Prime Minister of Thailand.[3]
In the year 2018, this species can be successfully bred by the Department of Fisheries of Thailand, after a 12-year experiment, but the yields were low.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Vidthayanon, C. (2011). "Schistura pridii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T181015A7658364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T181015A7658364.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schistura pridii". FishBase. October 2017 version.
- ^ "พบปลาค้อสายพันธุ์ใหม่ที่ต้นน้ำแม่แจ่ม". innnews (in Thai). May 23, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "พยายาม12 ปีสำเร็จเพิ่มยอด"ปลาปล้องทองปรีดี"". Daily News (in Thai). 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
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