Schistura devdevi explained

Schistura devdevi is a species of ray-finned fish in the stone loach genus Schistura.[1] It is found in clear, swift streams with pebble beds in upland areas of the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal, as well as in Nepal. It sometimes appears in the aquarium trade. The specific name honours Dr Dev Dev Mukerji of the Zoological Survey of India.[2]

Notes and References

  1. . 2012 . Conspectus cobitidum: An inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology . Suppl. No. 26 . 1–199.
  2. Web site: Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (Stone Loaches) . 14 January 2018 . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . 2017.

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