Oxynoemacheilus bureschi, Bulgarian stone loach

Oxynoemacheilus bureschi (Drensky, 1928)

Bulgarian stone loach
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Eponymy: Dr Ivan Yosipov Buresch (1885–1980) was a Bulgarian zoologist and entomologist, Director of the Royal (later National) Museum of Natural History and Professor at the Institute of Zoology, Sofia (1914–1959). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Temperate

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Europe: Vardar to Vistonis drainages in Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece (Ref. 59043). Reported from northwestern Turkey (Ref. 58342).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95340)

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Distinguished from its congeners in Europe by the possession of the following combination of characters: caudal fin forked; caudal peduncle depth 1.9-2.3 times in its length; eye diameter 21-26% HL; adult males with suborbital flap; lateral line reaching caudal base; dorsal fin with 8½ branched rays; and processus dentiformis present (Ref. 59043).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits flowing water with gravel to stone bottoms, usually in riffles and rapids. Spawns in June (Ref. 59043).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp. (Ref. 59043)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 November 2023

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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