FB-69867 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69867 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Eupercaria/misc Labridae Iniistius Iniistius opalus Fukui, 2018 2022-11-22 2022-11-22 Sudasinghe, H.0 A new species of <i>Schistura</i> (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from the south-western lowlands of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4422(4):478-492. (Ref. 127984) FB-GeneralDescr-69877 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-11-29 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69877 This species is known only from its type locality, a stream about 3-4 m wide, flowing through the palm-oil plantations of Nakiyadeniya Estate in an unprotected area of the Gin River basin, elevation ca. 80 m above sea level and where the substrate consists of small boulders and pebbles. It prefers the faster-flowing regions of the stream and was observed with Garra ceylonensis, Rasbora dandia, Belontia signata. It appears to be locally abundant when sampled during a relatively dry period in December 2017 and about 100 adults, including several gravid females, were observed in a stretch of approximately 50 m along the length of the stream. Schistura notostigma was recorded in similar habitats sampled in Udugama about 8 km from the type locality of S. scripta and as presently understood, these two species do not co-occur (Ref. 127984). Sudasinghe, H. 2018 A new species of <i>Schistura</i> (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from the south-western lowlands of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4422(4):478-492. (Ref. 127984) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69877 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-11-29 00:00:00 2022-11-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69877 This species is distinguished from its congeners from Sri Lankan and peninsular India by the following characters: lateral line incomplete with 53-76 pores, ending beneath the dorsal-fin base or slightly beyond; post-dorsal bars 7-13; D 7½ branched rays; no axillary pelvic lobe; absence of a suborbital flap (Ref. 127984). Sudasinghe, H. 2018 A new species of <i>Schistura</i> (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from the south-western lowlands of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4422(4):478-492. (Ref. 127984) FB-Distribution-69877 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-11-29 00:00:00 2022-12-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69877 Asia: Sri Lanka. Sudasinghe, H. 2018 A new species of <i>Schistura</i> (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from the south-western lowlands of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4422(4):478-492. (Ref. 127984) FB-Uses-69877 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-11-29 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69877 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-69877 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-11-29 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69877 4.3 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 127984)) Sudasinghe, H. 2018 A new species of <i>Schistura</i> (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from the south-western lowlands of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4422(4):478-492. (Ref. 127984) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69877 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-11-29 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69877 benthopelagic; freshwater