Schistura larketensis
Choudhury, Mukhim, Basumatary, Warbah and Sarma 2017
| ORDER | SUB-ORDER | FAMILY |
|---|---|---|
| Cypriniformes | Cobitoidei | Nemacheilidae |
Synonyms
None.
Country
IndiaTypes
Holotype: GUMF 0261 female 54.5 mm SL. Paratypes: GUMF 0262/3 3 specimens 41.0–54.7 mm SL, GUMF 0263/2 2 specimens 63.1–68.1 mm SL, GUMF 0264/3 3 specimens 49.6–61.3 mm SL, ZSI FF7225 60.4 mm SL.
Distribution
Known only from the type locality: Krem Khung, about 1.5 km from Larket village, East Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya, India. 25°23ʹ22ʺ N, 92°34ʹ49ʺ E. 880m altitude.
Habitat
The new species was collected from a small stagnant pool a few square meters in area and about 1 m in depth, located in a wet passage some 500 m from the main entrance of Krem Khung. The pool bed is mostly sandy with scattered pebbles. The water was clear, pH 8.6, and a very low D.O. of 1.1 ppm when analyzed in the month of April 2015. No other macrofauna were recorded inside the cave except weakly-pigmented crabs and crayfish, crickets, cockroaches and millipedes.
Systematics
No published details.
Conservation Status
TLO [NE]
Museum Holdings
As above only.
Internet Resources
Key References
- Kottelat, M., Harries, D.R. and Proudlove, G.S. (2007)
- Harries, D.B., Ware, F.J., Fischer, C.W., Biswas, J. and Kharpran-Daly, B.D. (2008)
- Biswas, J. (2009)
- Ramanujam, S.N., Manorama, M. and Dey, S. (2010)
- Gebauer, H.D. (2011)
- Kottelat, M. (2012)
- Tringham, M. (2012)
- Khynriam, D and Sen, N (2014)
- Gebauer, H.D. (2015)
- Absar, P.F., Mitra, S. and Kharkongor, I.J. (2017)
- Choudhury, H., Mukhim, D.K.B., Basumatary, S., Warbah, D.P. and Sarma, D. (2017)
- Saikia, U., Thabah, A., Chachula, O.M. and Ruedi, M. (2018)
- Hajong, P., Wanlambok Sanglyne, M., Dirborne, C.M., Koch, U. and Ramanujam, P. (2021)
- Kosygin, L., Laskar, B.A. and Khynriam, D. (2023)
- Marak, W.K. and Singh, Y.L. (2023)
- Sengupta, D., Dutt, S., Kharpran Daly, B.D. and Panda, S. (2024)
- Peng, X., Xu, B., Chen, C., Xiao, T. and Su, J. (2024)
| Kottelat, M., Harries, D.R. and Proudlove, G.S. | Journal Article | 2007 | Schistura papulifera, a new species of cave loach from Meghalaya, India (Teleostei: Balitoridae) |
| Harries, D.B., Ware, F.J., Fischer, C.W., Biswas, J. and Kharpran-Daly, B.D. | Journal Article | 2008 | A review of the biospeleology of Meghalaya, India |
| Biswas, J. | Journal Article | 2009 | The biodiversity of Krem Mawkhyrdop of Megalhaya, India, on the verge of extinction |
| Ramanujam, S.N., Manorama, M. and Dey, S. | Journal Article | 2010 | Ichthyodiversity of Meghalaya, India |
| Gebauer, H.D. | Book | 2011 | Resources on the speleology of Meghalaya state, India, Part 3: West Khasi Hills |
| Kottelat, M. | Journal Article | 2012 | Conspectus cobitidum: An inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei) |
| Tringham, M. | Book Section | 2012 | The geology of the Kopili area in relation to its caves |
| Khynriam, D and Sen, N | Journal Article | 2014 | Taxonomic Study on Nemacheiline Loaches of North East India |
| Gebauer, H.D. | Book | 2015 | Resources on the speleology of Meghalaya State, India, Part 6: Lumshnong (East Jaintia Hills) |
| Absar, P.F., Mitra, S. and Kharkongor, I.J. | Journal Article | 2017 | Teretamon spelaeum, a new species of freshwater crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Potamidae) from a limestone cave in Meghalaya, India |
| Choudhury, H., Mukhim, D.K.B., Basumatary, S., Warbah, D.P. and Sarma, D. | Journal Article | 2017 | Schistura larketensis, a new cavernicolous fish (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Meghalaya, Northeast India |
| Saikia, U., Thabah, A., Chachula, O.M. and Ruedi, M. | Book Section | 2018 | The bat fauna of Meghalaya, northeast India: Diversity and conservation |
| Hajong, P., Wanlambok Sanglyne, M., Dirborne, C.M., Koch, U. and Ramanujam, P. | Journal Article | 2021 | Diversity and distribution of algae in cave ecosystems of Meghalaya: An overview |
| Kosygin, L., Laskar, B.A. and Khynriam, D. | Journal Article | 2023 | Cavefishes of Meghalaya |
| Marak, W.K. and Singh, Y.L. | Journal Article | 2023 | Osteology of incomplete lateral lined schisturid loaches of Meghalaya: a comparative account |
| Sengupta, D., Dutt, S., Kharpran Daly, B.D. and Panda, S. | Journal Article | 2024 | Development of Geopark for protecting karst region of Nongkhlieh Area, Meghalaya |
| Peng, X., Xu, B., Chen, C., Xiao, T. and Su, J. | Journal Article | 2024 | Mitochondrial genome diversity of Schistura McClelland, 1838 (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae) |