Journal Article
A redescription of Schistura jarutanini (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from the Mae Klong River Basin in western Thailand
Page, L.M., Kavanaugh, E.M., Cagle, D.K., Tangjitjaroen, W., Delano, C.V., Tongnunui, S., Williams, B.R., Sooksawat, T. and Randall, Z.S.
Record Number:
7142
Year:
2026
Journal:
Zoosystematics and Evolution
Pages:
589-599
Volume:
102(2)
Notes:
Copyright Page, L.M. et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium
Abstract:
Although originally described as a cave-inhabiting species, Schistura jarutanini is an epigean species rarely found in caves. Recent collections in the Mae Klong and Ataran River basins provide a more complete description of the species, type locality, relationships, and distribution. Among species for which molecular sequence data are available, S. jarutanini is mostly closely related to S. mahnerti with which it is sympatric. The two species are easily distinguished by color pattern and number of branched anal-fin rays. Headwater stream capture, or possibly underground dispersal, explains variation across lineages in S. jarutanini better than does dispersal within drainages
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