Magnischistura
| Magnischistura | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Magnischistura Page, Pawangkhanant & Cagle, 2026 |
| Species: | M. khaokrajom
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| Binomial name | |
| Magnischistura khaokrajom Page, Pawangkhanant & Cagle, 2026
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Magnischistura is a monotypic genus of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae (stone loaches), containing the single species Magnischistura khaokrajom. It is endemic to western Thailand, where it is known from a tributary of the Phachi River in the Tenasserim Hills.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Magnischistura khaokrajom is known only from a small stream in the Phachi River drainage, Suan Phueng District, Ratchaburi Province, western Thailand, within the Tenasserim Hills.[1]
References
- ^ a b Page, Lawrence M.; Pawangkhanant, Parinya; Tangjitjaroen, Weerapongse; Cagle, David K.; Williams, Basil R.; Randall, Zachary S. (2026). "Magnischistura khaokrajom, a new genus and species of loach (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from the Pachi River drainage in Western Thailand". Zootaxa. 5757 (6): 583–599. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5757.6.7.