Schistura savona (Hamilton, 1822)
photo by JJPhoto

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  4 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Eastern Himalaya from Tista drainage at Darjeeling through Nepal, to Karnali and Kali drainages in Uttar Pradesh, India (Ref. 4832). Reported from Bangladesh (Ref. 1479).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits rapid streams with gravelly bottom (Ref. 41236).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 January 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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