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  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
Yes
  Status  
Accepted name
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
Generic name taken from its similarity with the genus Schistura.
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Named for the original inhabitants of Susa, the Susian people. Susa was an ancient city (back to 4200 BC) of the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires of Iran. It is situated in the lower Zagros Mountains in Khuzestan Province where the type material was collected. A noun in genitive, indeclinable.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS