Journal Article
Schistura papulifera, a new species of cave loach from Meghalaya, India (Teleostei: Balitoridae)
Kottelat, M., Harries, D.R. and Proudlove, G.S.
Record Number:
1818
Year:
2007
Journal:
Zootaxa
Pages:
35-44
Volume:
1393
Abstract:
Schistura papulifera, new species, is described from a cave of the Synrang Pamiang system, Meghalaya State, India. It is
distinguished from all other known species of Schistura in having the lower half of the head covered by small skin projections
and 5 pores in the supratemporal canal of the cephalic lateral-line system. In addition, it has a white body and
vestigial eyes. The closest epigean relative of S. papulifera has not yet been identified due to the lack of survey and
usable data. The identity of the cave nemacheiline from Siju Cave is briefly discussed, but this remains inconclusive,
again due to the lack of material and usable data.
Key words: cavefish, Meghalaya, Schistura, Balitoridae
Times Cited:
2