Schistura scaturigina
Schistura scaturigina McClelland, 1839
Schistura scaturigina
photo by Bakalial, B.


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Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  10 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Darjeeling and Assam in Eastern Himalayas, India, Nepal and Bhutan (Ref. 41236). Reported from Bangladesh (Ref. 1479).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits streams with gravelly bottom (Ref. 41236).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 January 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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