Schistura sijuensis
(Menon 1987) Kottelat 1990
ORDER | SUB-ORDER | FAMILY |
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Cypriniformes | Cobitoidei | Nemacheilidae |
Synonyms
Noemacheilus sijuensis Menon 1987
Nemachilus sp. Hora 1924
Nemachilus beavani Gunther 1868 (by Hora 1935)
Noemacheilus multimexicanus Day 1878 (by Pillai and Yazdani 1977)
Country
IndiaTypes
Holotype: SRS/ZSI F570 51.5mm SL. Paratypes : SRS/ZSI F571 25.0mm ‑ 41.5mm SL (14 specimens).
Distribution
Type locality: Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India (25o21'02”N, 90o41'04”E). Recorded also in an epigean habitat: Pathar Syllang Stream, Mawsyiar Village, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, India (25o33’44.2”N, 91o17’42.3”E) (Khynriam and Sen 2014:26).
Habitat
A detailed description with survey is provided by Brooks and Smart (1995). The fauna inhabiting the cave is described by Harries et al. (2020) and Kharkongor et al. (2023).
Systematics
Listed as Noemacheilus Mesonoemacheilus sijuensis on the plate caption in Menon (1987). It is not certain that the epigean specimens collected in Pathar Syllang Stream, some distance from the type locality, are in fact this species.
Conservation Status
Vishwanath, W. 2020. Schistura sijuensis (amended version of 2010 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T19977A177145523. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T19977A177145523.en. Downloaded on 11 January 2021.
Vishwanath, W. 2010. Schistura sijuensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T19977A9127221.en. Downloaded on 14 July 2017. This species is only found in a single location, the Siju cave of Garo Hills, Meghalaya, which has an area of approximately 400 km². Several threats, such as mining, quarrying and deforestation, are destroying this species' habitat. It is therefore assessed as Endangered. R (IUCN 1990), R (IUCN 1993), VU D2 (IUCN 1996, 2000).
Museum Holdings
Other material at ZSI, including V/F/ERS/ZSI/3186 (5 specimens) (Khynriam and Sen 2014:26).
Internet Resources
Wikipedia link for Siju Cave
Key References
Volume 26 (1924) of the Records of the Indian Museum is devoted to papers on the fauna of Siju Cave. Despite its age this is certainly an important source for the animals sharing the cave with Schistura sijuensis. After this the most important source is Harries et al. (2020).
- Fleutiaux, E. (1924)
- Gravely, F.H. (1924)
- Kemp, S. (1924)
- Kemp, S. (1924)
- Kemp, S. and China, W.E. (1924)
- Andrewes, H.E. (1924)
- Lamb, C.G. (1924)
- Annandale, N. and Chopra, B., (1924)
- Meyrick, E. (1924)
- Blair, K.G. (1924)
- Patton, W.S. (1924)
- Brunetti, E, (1924)
- Roewer, C.F. (1924)
- Cameron, M. (1924)
- Kemp, S. and Chopra, B. (1924)
- Rohwer, S.A. (1924)
- Carpenter, G.H. (1924)
- Hora, S. L. (1924)
- Silvestri, F. (1924)
- Chopard, L. (1924)
- Chopra, B. (1924)
- Stephenson, J. (1924)
- Edwards, F.W. (1924)
- Wheeler, W.M. (1924)
- Fage, L. (1924)
- Fletcher, T.B. (1924)
- Ochs, G. (1925)
- Hora, S. L. (1935)
- Pillai, R. S. and Yazdani, G. M. (1977)
- Menon, A. G. K. (1987)
- Kottelat, M. (1990)
- Talwar, P. K. and Jhingran, A. G. (1992)
- Brooks, S.J. and Smart, C.M. (1995)
- Sinha, Y.P. (1999)
- Harries, D.B., Ware, F.J., Fischer, C.W., Biswas, J. and Kharpran-Daly, B.D. (2008)
- Kottelat, M. (2012)
- Khynriam, D and Sen, N (2014)
- Absar, P.F., Mitra, S. and Kharkongor, I.J. (2017)
- Harries, D., Kharkongor, I.J. and Saikia, U. (2020)
- Marak, W.K. and Singh, Y.L. (2023)
- Kharkongor, I.J., Saikia, U., Khynriam, D. and Saikia, B. (2023)
- Kosygin, L., Laskar, B.A. and Khynriam, D. (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)
Fleutiaux, E. | Journal Article | 1924 | Coleoptera of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam. III Elateridae |
Gravely, F.H. | Journal Article | 1924 | Tartarides from the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam. Records of the Indian Museum |
Kemp, S. | Journal Article | 1924 | Notes on the mammals of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam |
Kemp, S. | Journal Article | 1924 | Crustacea Decapoda of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam |
Kemp, S. and China, W.E. | Journal Article | 1924 | Rhynchota of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam |
Andrewes, H.E. | Journal Article | 1924 | Coleoptera of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam. I Carabidae |
Lamb, C.G. | Journal Article | 1924 | Diptera of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam. III Dolichopodidae |
Annandale, N. and Chopra, B., | Journal Article | 1924 | Molluscs of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam |
Meyrick, E. | Journal Article | 1924 | Lepidoptera of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam. II Tineidae |
Blair, K.G. | Journal Article | 1924 | Coleoptera of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam. IV Histeridae, Hydrophilidae, Erotylidae, Lathridiidae, Tenebrionidae and Hylophilidae |
Patton, W.S. | Journal Article | 1924 | Diptera of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam. IV Nycteribiidae |
Brunetti, E, | Journal Article | 1924 | Diptera of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam. I Tipulidae, Tabanidae, Anthomyidae, Acalyptrate Muscidae and Phoridae |
Roewer, C.F. | Journal Article | 1924 | Opiliones aus der Siju-hohle in den Garo-Hills im Assam |
Cameron, M. | Journal Article | 1924 | Coleoptera of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam. II New species of Staphylinidae |
Kemp, S. and Chopra, B. | Journal Article | 1924 | The Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam |
Rohwer, S.A. | Journal Article | 1924 | Hymenoptera of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam. II Description of a new Braconid |
Carpenter, G.H. | Journal Article | 1924 | Collembola of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam |
Hora, S. L. | Journal Article | 1924 | Fishes of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam |
Silvestri, F. | Journal Article | 1924 | Myriapoda from the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam |
Chopard, L. | Journal Article | 1924 | On some cavernicolous Orthoptera and Dermaptera from Assam and Burma |
Chopra, B. | Journal Article | 1924 | Isopoda of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam |
Stephenson, J. | Journal Article | 1924 | Oligochaeta of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam. |
Edwards, F.W. | Journal Article | 1924 | Diptera of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam. II Chironomidae |
Wheeler, W.M. | Journal Article | 1924 | Hymenoptera of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam. I Triglyphothrix striatidens Emery as a cave ant |
Fage, L. | Journal Article | 1924 | Araneids from the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam |
Fletcher, T.B. | Journal Article | 1924 | Lepidoptera of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam. I Pyralidae |
Ochs, G. | Journal Article | 1925 | Descriptions of new asiatic Gyrinidae |
Hora, S. L. | Journal Article | 1935 | Notes on fishes in the Indian Museum. Part 24. Loaches of the genus Nemacheilus from eastern Himalayas, with the description of a new species from Burma and Siam |
Pillai, R. S. and Yazdani, G. M. | Journal Article | 1977 | Ichthyo-fauna of the Garo Hills, Meghalaya (India) |
Menon, A. G. K. | Book Section | 1987 | Noemacheilus sijuensis sp. nov |
Kottelat, M. | Journal Article | 1990 | New species and populations of cave nemacheilines in south and south-east Asia (Osteichthyes, Balitoridae) |
Talwar, P. K. and Jhingran, A. G. | Book Section | 1992 | Nemacheilus sijuensis (Menon) |
Brooks, S.J. and Smart, C.M. | Book | 1995 | Caving in the abode of the clouds. The caves and karst of Meghalaya, North East India |
Sinha, Y.P. | Journal Article | 1999 | Bats of the Siju Cave, South Garo Hills District, Meghalaya, India: taxonomy and bionomics |
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 |
Kottelat, M. | Journal Article | 2012 | Conspectus cobitidum: An inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei) |
Khynriam, D and Sen, N | Journal Article | 2014 | Taxonomic Study on Nemacheiline Loaches of North East India |
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 |
Harries, D., Kharkongor, I.J. and Saikia, U. | Journal Article | 2020 | The biota of Siju Cave, Meghalaya, India: a comparison of biological records from 1922 and from 2019 |
Marak, W.K. and Singh, Y.L. | Journal Article | 2023 | Osteology of incomplete lateral lined schisturid loaches of Meghalaya: a comparative account |
Kharkongor, I.J., Saikia, U., Khynriam, D. and Saikia, B. | Journal Article | 2023 | Current status of faunal diversity of Siju Cave, South Garo Hills, Meghalaya |
Kosygin, L., Laskar, B.A. and Khynriam, D. | Journal Article | 2023 | Cavefishes of Meghalaya |
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) |