Schistura Tenura

📖 Overview

Schistura Tenura (Schistura tenura), first described by Kottelat, 2000 is a tiny fish in the family Nemacheilidae (order Cypriniformes). Adults typically reach 4.70 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Critically Endangered.The species is a species of conservation concern.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Snout with a massive appearance in lateral view, strongly convex; relatively slender and tapering caudal peduncle, depth 1.5-1.8 times in its length; anterior nostril pierced on front side of a flap; processus dentiformis present; a broad median notch in upper lip, lower lip interrupted medially; lateral line complete; anus about 1-2 eye diameters in front of anal-fin origin; 8.5 branched dorsal-fin rays; 5.5 branched anal-fin rays; caudal fin emarginate, with 9+8 branched rays; axillary pelvic lobe present; body with 7-10 conspicuous, irregularly shaped and spaced bars, about as wide as or thinner than interspaces; a conspicuous black bar at caudal-fin base, sometimes dissociated into a black blotch in lower half of caudal-fin base and a spot at base of uppermost rays; a single black spot at anterior extremity of dorsal-fin base .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Schistura Tenura is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .

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