Schistura papulifera [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Schistura papulifera
Schistura papulifera is a critically endangered species of ray-finned fish, a troblobitic stone loach, in the genus "Schistura" endemic to the state of Meghalaya in India. It is currently known to be restricted to the Krem Synrang Pamiang cave system near the Jaintia Hills, where it is threatened by limestone extraction. This species lives in pools of standing water within the cave system preferring these to the streams of flowing water, being most numerous in the largest and deepest pools. This may be because the larger
- Largetooth sawfish ("Pristis microdon")
- Longcomb sawfish ("Pristis zijsron")
- Psilorhynchus tenura ("Psilorhynchus tenura")
- Deccan barb ("Puntius deccanensis")
- Schistura papulifera ("Schistura papulifera")
Insects
- Pygmy Hog Sucking Louse ("Haematopinus
Reptiles and amphibians
- Madras spotted skink ("Barkudia insularis")
- Northern river terrapin ("Batagur baska")
- Red-crowned roofed turtle ("Batagur kachuga")