Ambastaia nigrolineata

Ambastaia nigrolineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Botiidae
Genus: Ambastaia
Species: A. nigrolineata
Binomial name
Ambastaia nigrolineata
(Chu & Kottelat, 1987)

Ambastaia nigrolineata is a vulnerable species of loach found in the Mekong basin in southeast Asia.[1][2] This small fish is sometimes seen in the aquarium trade, but it has historically been confused with the only other species in the genus, the similar A. sidthimunki.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Yasuhikotakia nigrolineata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Ambastaia nigrolineata" in FishBase. May 2015 version.


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