Schistura spekuli

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

Schistura spekuli is a species of ray-finned fish, a troglobitic stone loach, in the genus Schistura. It has been recorded from a single cave in central Vietnam.[1] The specific name refers to SPEKUL, the speleological club of the University of Leuven in Belgium.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Kottelat, M. (2011). "Schistura spekuli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T187993A8640098. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T187993A8640098.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Schistura spekuli" 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.