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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae

Genus: Oxynoemacheilus

(See list of species below)



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46 species (see list below)

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Asia
Max. Length 5.2 cm SL

 
Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus
[Burdur loach]

Photo by Levin, B.

Asia
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus angorae (Steindachner, 1897)

Photo by Levin, B.
 
Oxynoemacheilus angorae
[Angora loach]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL

 
Oxynoemacheilus araxensis
[Aras loach]

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur

Asia
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma (Heckel, 1847)

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur
 
Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma
[Two spot loach]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL

 
Oxynoemacheilus atili
[Lake Beysehir loach]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL

 
Oxynoemacheilus banarescui
[]

Photo by Keivany, Y.

Asia
Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus bergianus (Derjavin, 1934)

Photo by Keivany, Y.
 
Oxynoemacheilus bergianus
[]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Asia
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
Oxynoemacheilus brandtii (Kessler, 1877)

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

Photo by Sediva, A.

Europe
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Oxynoemacheilus bureschi (Drensky, 1928)

Photo by Sediva, A.
 
Oxynoemacheilus bureschi
[Bulgarian stone loach]

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur

Asia
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
Oxynoemacheilus ceyhanensis (Erk'Akan, Nalbant & Özeren, 2007)

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur
 
Oxynoemacheilus ceyhanensis
[Elbistan loach]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL

 
Oxynoemacheilus chomanicus
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL

 
Oxynoemacheilus cinicus
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 6.8 cm SL

 
Oxynoemacheilus cyri
[Göle loach]
No picture found
Asia

 
Oxynoemacheilus ercisianus
[Van loach]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL

 
Oxynoemacheilus erdali
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 10.3 cm TL

 
Oxynoemacheilus eregliensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 9.4 cm TL

 
Oxynoemacheilus evreni
[Ceyhan sportive loach]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL

 
Oxynoemacheilus frenatus
[Banded Tigris loach]
No picture found
Eurasia

 
Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus
[]

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Asia
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
Oxynoemacheilus germencicus (Erk'Akan, Nalbant & Özeren, 2007)

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.
 
Oxynoemacheilus germencicus
[Carian loach]

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur

Asia
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
Oxynoemacheilus hamwii (Krupp & Schneider, 1991)

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur
 
Oxynoemacheilus hamwii
[]

Photo by Hamidan, N.A.

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

Photo by Hamidan, N.A.
 
Oxynoemacheilus insignis
[Syrian loach]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL

 
Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki
[Melid loach]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 8.1 cm TL

 
Oxynoemacheilus kermanshahensis
[]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Asia
Max. Length 7.1 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus kiabii Golzarianpour, Abdoli & Freyhof, 2011

Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Oxynoemacheilus kiabii
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL

 
Oxynoemacheilus kosswigi
[Paphlagonian loach]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL

 
Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus
[]
No picture found
Asia

 
Oxynoemacheilus lenkoranensis
[]
No picture found
Eurasia

 
Oxynoemacheilus leontinae
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL

 
Oxynoemacheilus mediterraneus
[Pamphylian loach]

Photo by Naseka, A.M.

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

Photo by Naseka, A.M.
 
Oxynoemacheilus merga
[Krynicki's loach]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL

 
Oxynoemacheilus mesudae
[Isiki loach]

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur

Asia

Oxynoemacheilus namiri (Krupp & Schneider, 1991)

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur
 
Oxynoemacheilus namiri
[Levantine loach]

Photo by Darom, D.

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

Photo by Darom, D.
 
Oxynoemacheilus panthera
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7 cm SL

 
Oxynoemacheilus paucilepis
[Mancilik dwarf loach]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 14 cm SL

 
Oxynoemacheilus persa
[]
No picture found
Asia
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)

Photo by Sediva, A.
 
Oxynoemacheilus pindus
[]

Photo by Gaffaroglu, M.

Asia
Max. Length 8.6 cm TL
Oxynoemacheilus samanticus (B?n?rescu & Nalbant, 1978)

Photo by Gaffaroglu, M.
 
Oxynoemacheilus samanticus
[Kizilirmak sportive loach]
No picture found
Asia

 
Oxynoemacheilus seyhanensis
[Samanti loach]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL

 
Oxynoemacheilus seyhanicola
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.1 cm TL

 
Oxynoemacheilus simavicus
[Simav loach]

Photo by Giannetto, D.

Europe
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
Oxynoemacheilus theophilii Stoumboudi, Kottelat & Barbieri, 2006

Photo by Giannetto, D.
 
Oxynoemacheilus theophilii
[]

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur

Asia
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
Oxynoemacheilus tigris (Heckel, 1843)

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur
 
Oxynoemacheilus tigris
[Tigris loach]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.3 cm TL

 
Oxynoemacheilus tongiorgii
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL

 
Oxynoemacheilus zagrosensis
[]
46 Species of Family Nemacheilidae with Genus Oxynoemacheilus
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2008 Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus Burdur loach Asia 5.2 SL
1897 Oxynoemacheilus angorae Angora loach Asia 8.5 TL
1978 Oxynoemacheilus araxensis Aras loach Asia 7.1 SL
1847 Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma Two spot loach Asia 6.2 SL
2012 Oxynoemacheilus atili Lake Beysehir loach Asia 7.6 SL
1982 Oxynoemacheilus banarescui Asia 5.3 SL
1934 Oxynoemacheilus bergianus Asia 7.6 TL
1877 Oxynoemacheilus brandtii Kura loach Asia 6.6 SL
1928 Oxynoemacheilus bureschi Bulgarian stone loach Europe 6.5 SL
2007 Oxynoemacheilus ceyhanensis Elbistan loach Asia 4.3 SL
2014 Oxynoemacheilus chomanicus Asia 6.7 SL
2007 Oxynoemacheilus cinicus Asia 5.9 SL
1910 Oxynoemacheilus cyri Göle loach Asia 6.8 SL
1986 Oxynoemacheilus ercisianus Van loach Asia
2007 Oxynoemacheilus erdali Asia 4.7 SL
1978 Oxynoemacheilus eregliensis Asia 10.3 TL
2007 Oxynoemacheilus evreni Ceyhan sportive loach Asia 9.4 TL
1843 Oxynoemacheilus frenatus Banded Tigris loach Asia 4.5 SL
1864 Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus Eurasia
2007 Oxynoemacheilus germencicus Carian loach Asia 6.3 SL
1991 Oxynoemacheilus hamwii Asia 6.2 SL
1843 Oxynoemacheilus insignis Syrian loach Asia 12 TL
2008 Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki Melid loach Asia 6.7 SL
1966 Oxynoemacheilus kermanshahensis Asia 8.1 TL
2011 Oxynoemacheilus kiabii Asia 7.1 TL
1986 Oxynoemacheilus kosswigi Paphlagonian loach Asia 8.3 SL
2014 Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus Asia 5.8 SL
1962 Oxynoemacheilus lenkoranensis Asia
1883 Oxynoemacheilus leontinae Eurasia
2007 Oxynoemacheilus mediterraneus Pamphylian loach Asia 6.7 SL
1840 Oxynoemacheilus merga Krynicki's loach Eurasia 10 SL
2012 Oxynoemacheilus mesudae Isiki loach Asia 8.9 TL
1991 Oxynoemacheilus namiri Levantine loach Asia
1843 Oxynoemacheilus panthera Asia 8 TL
2007 Oxynoemacheilus paucilepis Mancilik dwarf loach Asia 7 SL
1847 Oxynoemacheilus persa Asia 14 SL
2007 Oxynoemacheilus phoxinoides Iznik loach Asia 5.3 SL
2005 Oxynoemacheilus pindus Europe 7.5 TL
1978 Oxynoemacheilus samanticus Kizilirmak sportive loach Asia 8.6 TL
1968 Oxynoemacheilus seyhanensis Samanti loach Asia
2007 Oxynoemacheilus seyhanicola Asia 4.3 SL
1978 Oxynoemacheilus simavicus Simav loach Asia 7.1 TL
2006 Oxynoemacheilus theophilii Europe 6.6 SL
1843 Oxynoemacheilus tigris Tigris loach Asia 7.3 SL
1998 Oxynoemacheilus tongiorgii Asia 7.3 TL
2014 Oxynoemacheilus zagrosensis Asia 6.1 SL



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