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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae Brook loaches

Genus: Oxynoemacheilus

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64 species (see list below)
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Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Asia
Max. Length 8.2 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus Erk'akan, Özeren & Nalbant, 2008

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Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus
[Burdur loach]

Photo by Levin, B.

Asia
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus angorae (Steindachner, 1897)

Photo by Photo by Levin, B.
 
Oxynoemacheilus angorae
[Angora loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
 
Oxynoemacheilus araxensis
[Aras loach]

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur

Asia
Max. Length 7.3 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma (Heckel, 1847)

Photo by Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur
 
Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma
[Two spot loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.7 cm SL
 
Oxynoemacheilus arsaniasus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.3 cm TL
 
Oxynoemacheilus atili
[Lake Beysehir loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.8 cm TL
 
Oxynoemacheilus banarescui
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Oxynoemacheilus bergi
[]

Photo by Keivany, Y.

Asia
Max. Length 8.4 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus bergianus (Derjavin, 1934)

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Oxynoemacheilus bergianus
[]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Asia
Max. Length 7.8 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus brandtii (Kessler, 1877)

Photo by Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Oxynoemacheilus brandtii
[Kura loach]

Photo by Sediva, A.

Europe
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus bureschi (Drensky, 1928)

Photo by Photo by Sediva, A.
 
Oxynoemacheilus bureschi
[Bulgarian stone loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Oxynoemacheilus cemali
[]

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur

Asia
Max. Length 8.8 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus ceyhanensis (Erk'Akan, Nalbant & Özeren, 2007)

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Oxynoemacheilus ceyhanensis
[Elbistan loach]

Photo by Freyhof, J.

Asia
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
Oxynoemacheilus chomanicus Kamangar, Prokofiev, Ghaderi & Nalbant, 2014

Photo by Photo by Freyhof, J.
 
Oxynoemacheilus chomanicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
 
Oxynoemacheilus ciceki
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.9 cm TL
 
Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus
[]

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Asia
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
Oxynoemacheilus cinicus (Erk'Akan, Nalbant & Özeren, 2007)

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Oxynoemacheilus cinicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.6 cm TL
 
Oxynoemacheilus cyri
[Göle loach]

Photo by Kaya, C.

Asia
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
Oxynoemacheilus elsae Eagderi, Jalili & Çiçek, 2018

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Oxynoemacheilus elsae
[]

Photo by Atici, A.A.

Asia
Max. Length 7.7 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus ercisianus (Erk'akan & Kuru, 1986)

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Oxynoemacheilus ercisianus
[Van loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Oxynoemacheilus erdali
[]

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Asia
Max. Length 10.3 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus eregliensis (Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1978)

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Oxynoemacheilus eregliensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.3 cm TL
 
Oxynoemacheilus euphraticus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.4 cm TL
 
Oxynoemacheilus evreni
[Ceyhan sportive loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Oxynoemacheilus frenatus
[Banded Tigris loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus
[]

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Asia
Max. Length 7.8 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus germencicus (Erk'Akan, Nalbant & Özeren, 2007)

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Oxynoemacheilus germencicus
[Carian loach]

Photo by Freyhof, J.

Asia
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
Oxynoemacheilus gyndes Freyhof & Abdullah, 2017

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Oxynoemacheilus gyndes
[]

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur

Asia
Max. Length 8.4 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus hamwii (Krupp & Schneider, 1991)

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Oxynoemacheilus hamwii
[]

Photo by Freyhof, J.

Asia
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Oxynoemacheilus hanae Freyhof & Abdullah, 2017

Photo by Photo by Freyhof, J.
 
Oxynoemacheilus hanae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm TL
 
Oxynoemacheilus hazarensis
[]

Photo by Hamidan, N.A.

Asia
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus insignis (Heckel, 1843)

Photo by Photo by Hamidan, N.A.
 
Oxynoemacheilus insignis
[Syrian loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
 
Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki
[Melid loach]

Photo by Kaya, C.

Asia
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
Oxynoemacheilus kentritensis Freyhof, Kaya & Turan, 2017

Photo by Photo by Kaya, C.
 
Oxynoemacheilus kentritensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.4 cm TL
 
Oxynoemacheilus kermanshahensis
[]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Asia
Max. Length 7.2 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus kiabii Golzarianpour, Abdoli & Freyhof, 2011

Photo by Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Oxynoemacheilus kiabii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
 
Oxynoemacheilus kosswigi
[Paphlagonian loach]

Photo by Freyhof, J.

Asia
Max. Length 6.9 cm SL
Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus Kamangar, Prokofiev, Ghaderi & Nalbant, 2014

Photo by Photo by Freyhof, J.
 
Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus
[]
No picture found
 
Oxynoemacheilus lenkoranensis
[]
No picture found
 
Oxynoemacheilus leontinae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
 
Oxynoemacheilus longipinnis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
 
Oxynoemacheilus mediterraneus
[Pamphylian loach]

Photo by Naseka, A.M.

Eurasia
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Oxynoemacheilus merga (Krynicki, 1840)

Photo by Photo by Naseka, A.M.
 
Oxynoemacheilus merga
[Krynicki's loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
 
Oxynoemacheilus mesudae
[Isiki loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Oxynoemacheilus muefiti
[]

Photo by Schöffmann, J.

Asia
Max. Length 8.7 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus namiri (Krupp & Schneider, 1991)

Photo by Photo by Schöffmann, J.
 
Oxynoemacheilus namiri
[Levantine loach]

Photo by Darom, D.

Asia
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus panthera (Heckel, 1843)

Photo by Photo by Darom, D.
 
Oxynoemacheilus panthera
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
 
Oxynoemacheilus parvinae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Oxynoemacheilus paucilepis
[Mancilik dwarf loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 14 cm SL
 
Oxynoemacheilus persa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
 
Oxynoemacheilus phasicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
 
Oxynoemacheilus phoxinoides
[Iznik loach]

Photo by Sediva, A.

Europe
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus pindus (Economidis, 2005)

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Oxynoemacheilus pindus
[]

Photo by Gaffaroglu, M.

Asia
Max. Length 8.6 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus samanticus (Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1978)

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Oxynoemacheilus samanticus
[Kizilirmak sportive loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.1 cm TL
 
Oxynoemacheilus seyhanensis
[Samanti loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
 
Oxynoemacheilus seyhanicola
[]
No picture found
 
Oxynoemacheilus shehabi
[]

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Asia
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus simavicus (Balik & Bănărescu, 1978)

Photo by Photo by Güçlü, S.S.
 
Oxynoemacheilus simavicus
[Simav loach]

Photo by Giannetto, D.

Europe
Max. Length 7.7 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus theophilii Stoumboudi, Kottelat & Barbieri, 2006

Photo by Photo by Giannetto, D.
 
Oxynoemacheilus theophilii
[]

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur

Asia
Max. Length 8.4 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus tigris (Heckel, 1843)

Photo by Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur
 
Oxynoemacheilus tigris
[Tigris loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.3 cm TL
 
Oxynoemacheilus tongiorgii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
 
Oxynoemacheilus veyseli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Oxynoemacheilus zagrosensis
[]

Photo by Freyhof, J.

Asia
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Oxynoemacheilus zarzianus Freyhof & Geiger, 2017

Photo by Photo by Freyhof, J.
 
Oxynoemacheilus zarzianus
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus Burdur loach Asia 8.2 TL 2008
Oxynoemacheilus angorae Angora loach Asia 8.9 TL 1897
Oxynoemacheilus araxensis Aras loach Asia 7.1 SL 1978
Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma Two spot loach Asia 7.3 TL 1847
Oxynoemacheilus arsaniasus Asia 9.7 SL 2019
Oxynoemacheilus atili Lake Beysehir loach Asia 8.3 TL 2012
Oxynoemacheilus banarescui Asia 7.8 TL 1982
Oxynoemacheilus bergi Asia 7.3 SL 1907
Oxynoemacheilus bergianus Asia 8.4 TL 1934
Oxynoemacheilus brandtii Kura loach Asia 7.8 TL 1877
Oxynoemacheilus bureschi Bulgarian stone loach Europe 8.5 TL 1928
Oxynoemacheilus cemali Eurasia 8.2 SL 2019
Oxynoemacheilus ceyhanensis Elbistan loach Asia 8.8 TL 2007
Oxynoemacheilus chomanicus Asia 6.7 SL 2014
Oxynoemacheilus ciceki Asai 7.5 TL 2017
Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus Asia 9.9 TL 2020
Oxynoemacheilus cinicus Asia 5.9 SL 2007
Oxynoemacheilus cyri Göle loach Asia 8.6 TL 1910
Oxynoemacheilus elsae Asia 5.3 SL 2018
Oxynoemacheilus ercisianus Van loach Asia 7.7 TL 1986
Oxynoemacheilus erdali Asia 4.7 SL 2007
Oxynoemacheilus eregliensis Asia 10.3 TL 1978
Oxynoemacheilus euphraticus Asia 9.3 TL 1964
Oxynoemacheilus evreni Ceyhan sportive loach Asia 9.4 TL 2007
Oxynoemacheilus frenatus Banded Tigris loach Asia 8 TL 1843
Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus Eurasia 5.7 SL 1864
Oxynoemacheilus germencicus Carian loach Asia 7.8 TL 2007
Oxynoemacheilus gyndes Asia 5.7 SL 2017
Oxynoemacheilus hamwii Asia 8.4 TL 1991
Oxynoemacheilus hanae Asia 6.1 SL 2017
Oxynoemacheilus hazarensis Asia 7.2 TL 2017
Oxynoemacheilus insignis Syrian loach Asia 12 TL 1843
Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki Melid loach Asia 7.5 TL 2008
Oxynoemacheilus kentritensis Asia 7.9 SL 2017
Oxynoemacheilus kermanshahensis Asia 8.4 TL 1966
Oxynoemacheilus kiabii Asia 7.2 TL 2011
Oxynoemacheilus kosswigi Paphlagonian loach Asia 8.3 SL 1986
Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus Asia 6.9 SL 2014
Oxynoemacheilus lenkoranensis Asia 1962
Oxynoemacheilus leontinae Eurasia 1883
Oxynoemacheilus longipinnis Asia 4.1 SL 2005
Oxynoemacheilus mediterraneus Pamphylian loach Asia 7.6 TL 2007
Oxynoemacheilus merga Krynicki's loach Eurasia 10 SL 1840
Oxynoemacheilus mesudae Isiki loach Asia 8.9 TL 2012
Oxynoemacheilus muefiti Asia 7 SL 2019
Oxynoemacheilus namiri Levantine loach Asia 8.7 TL 1991
Oxynoemacheilus panthera Asia 8 TL 1843
Oxynoemacheilus parvinae Asia 6.4 SL 2016
Oxynoemacheilus paucilepis Mancilik dwarf loach Asia 7 SL 2007
Oxynoemacheilus persa Asia 14 SL 1847
Oxynoemacheilus phasicus Asia 7.7 SL
Oxynoemacheilus phoxinoides Iznik loach Asia 5.3 SL 2007
Oxynoemacheilus pindus Europe 7.5 TL 2005
Oxynoemacheilus samanticus Kizilirmak sportive loach Asia 8.6 TL 1978
Oxynoemacheilus seyhanensis Samanti loach Asia 9.1 TL 1968
Oxynoemacheilus seyhanicola Asia 9.5 TL 2007
Oxynoemacheilus shehabi Asia
Oxynoemacheilus simavicus Simav loach Asia 8 TL 1978
Oxynoemacheilus theophilii Europe 7.7 TL 2006
Oxynoemacheilus tigris Tigris loach Asia 8.4 TL 1843
Oxynoemacheilus tongiorgii Asia 7.3 TL 1998
Oxynoemacheilus veyseli Asia 9.9 SL 2018
Oxynoemacheilus zagrosensis Asia 6.1 SL 2014
Oxynoemacheilus zarzianus Asia 7.5 SL 2017



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