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Schistura Scripta
''Schistura scripta'', is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Schistura'', newly identified from Sri Lanka. It is the third species of ''Schistura'' stone loach The stone loach (''Barbatula barbatula'') is a European species of fresh water ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae. It is one of nineteen species in the genus '' Barbatula''. Stone loaches live amongst the gravel and stones of fast flowi ... described from Sri Lanka, the other being the widely distributed native species '' Schistura notostigma'' and endemic '' Schistura madhavai''. Etymology The specific name ''scripta'' means "written words" in Latin. Description Body size is 42.5 mm SL. ''S. scripta'' can be identified by incomplete lateral line with 53–76 pores. There are 7–13 post-dorsal bars and 7½ branched dorsal-fin rays. suborbital flap absent. Caudal fin emarginate with 8+* branched rays. Caudal peduncle has a small dorsal adipose crest. Mouth inferior and curved. Lips thick. Body p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiranya Sudasinghe
Hiranya ("gold" in Sanskrit) may refer to: Given name *Hiranya Peiris (born 1974), British astrophysicist *Hiranya Herath (born 1986), Sri Lankan lawyer and politician *Hiranyamayee Lama, Bhutanese politician, elected to the Tshogdu in 1979 Other *''Hiranya'', a Masami Akita discography#As Merzbow, 2009 album by Merzbow *Hiranyakeshi river, a tributary of the Ghataprabha River in India *Hiranya (film), ''Hiranya'' (film), a 2024 Indian Kannada-language action drama film See also *Hiranyagarbha ("golden womb/egg"), a term for the source of universal creation in Vedic philosophy **Brahma, also known as Hiranyagarbha, Hindu god of creation who was born from the egg *Hiranyagarbha (donation), an ancient Indian ceremony of donating a golden vessel *Hiranyakashipu ("clothed in gold"), an Asura mentioned in the Puranas *Hiranyaksha ("golden-eyed"), an Asura *Hiranya Varna Mahavihar ("Golden Great Monastery"), a Buddhist vihara in Patan, Nepal {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray-finned Fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of skin supported by radially extended thin bony spines called '' lepidotrichia'', as opposed to the bulkier, fleshy lobed fins of the sister clade Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish). Resembling folding fans, the actinopterygian fins can easily change shape and wetted area, providing superior thrust-to-weight ratios per movement compared to sarcopterygian and chondrichthyian fins. The fin rays attach directly to the proximal or basal skeletal elements, the radials, which represent the articulation between these fins and the internal skeleton (e.g., pelvic and pectoral girdles). The vast majority of actinopterygians are teleosts. By species count, they dominate the subphylum Vertebrata, and constitute nearly 99% of the over 30,000 extant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schistura
''Schistura'' is a genus of fish in the stone loach family Nemacheilidae native to the streams and rivers of the southern and eastern Asia. Some of these species are troglobitic. Species There are currently over 200 recognized species in this genus: * '' Schistura absumbra'' ( Endruweit, 2017) * '' Schistura acuticephala'' ( Hora, 1929) * '' Schistura afasciata'' Mirza & Bănărescu, 1981 * '' Schistura aizawlensis'' Lal Ramliana, 2012 * '' Schistura albirostris'' X. Y. Chen & Neely, 2012 * '' Schistura albisella'' Kottelat, 2017 * '' Schistura alboguttata'' Cao & E. Zhang, 2018 * '' Schistura alticrista'' Kottelat, 1990 * '' Schistura altipedunculata'' ( Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1968) * '' Schistura altuscauda'' F.-M. Chen, Myint, L. Chu & X. Y. Chen, 2020 * '' Schistura amplizona'' Kottelat, 2000 * '' Schistura anambarensis'' ( Mirza & Bănărescu, 1970) * '' Schistura andrewi'' Solo, Lal Ramliana, Lalronunga & Lalnun Tluanga, 2014 * '' Schistura antennata'' Freyh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. It shares a maritime border with the Maldives in the southwest and India in the northwest. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, while the largest city, Colombo, is the administrative and judicial capital which is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Kandy is the second-largest urban area and also the capital of the last native kingdom of Sri Lanka. The most spoken language Sinhala language, Sinhala, is spoken by the majority of the population (approximately 17 million). Tamil language, Tamil is also spoken by approximately five million people, making it the second most-spoken language in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has a population of appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemacheilidae
The Nemacheilidae, or stone loaches, are a family of cypriniform fishes that inhabit stream environments, mostly in Eurasia, with one genus, ''Afronemacheilus'' found in Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac .... The family includes about 790 species. Genera The following are the described genera of the family: References Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan Cypriniformes families {{Nemacheilidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species Description
A species description is a formal scientific description of a newly encountered species, typically articulated through a scientific publication. Its purpose is to provide a clear description of a new species of organism and explain how it differs from species that have been previously described or related species. For a species to be considered valid, a species description must follow established guidelines and naming conventions dictated by relevant nomenclature codes. These include the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) for animals, the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) for plants, and the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) for viruses. A species description often includes photographs or other illustrations of type material and information regarding where this material is deposited. The publication in which the species is described gives the new species a formal scientific name. Some 1.9 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schistura Notostigma
''Schistura notostigma'', the spotback loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Schistura'', distributed in peninsula of India and Sri Lanka. Until 2017, it was thought to be the only species of ''Schistura'' stone loach The stone loach (''Barbatula barbatula'') is a European species of fresh water ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae. It is one of nineteen species in the genus '' Barbatula''. Stone loaches live amongst the gravel and stones of fast flowi ... found in Sri Lanka before a new species '' Schistura madhavai'', was described. Description ''Schistura notostigma'' can be identified by the presence of 6 to 7 wide brown post-dorsal bars, emarginated caudal fin, incomplete lateral line, pelvic fin, which is adpressed always surpassing the anal fin. References N Fish described in 1863 {{Nemacheilidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schistura Madhavai
''Schistura madhavai'', is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Schistura'', newly distributed from Sri Lanka. It is the second species of ''Schistura'' stone loach described from Sri Lanka, the other being the widely distributed native species ''Schistura notostigma''. Etymology The specific name ''madhavai'' is named in honor of Prof. Madhava Meegaskumbura, who is a renowned taxonomist of Sri Lanka, and mentor of the researcher Hiranya Sudasinghe, who described the species. Description ''S. madhavai'' can be identified by the presence of 8 to 9 wide brown post-dorsal bars, black bar at caudal fin, incomplete lateral line, pelvic fin, which is adpressed marginally reach the anal fin and axillary pelvic lobe is absent. Ecology The species was discovered in a stream in Suriyakanda from a two meter wide area. The stream the ''S. madhavi'' was discovered in flows through a tea plantation in hill country at 1,000, above sea level. It is the fifth species of loach found in Sr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
