Oxynoemacheilus tongiorgii

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Oxynoemacheilus tongiorgii

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Oxynoemacheilus
Species:
O. tongiorgii
Binomial name
Oxynoemacheilus tongiorgii
(Nalbant & Bianco, 1998)[2]
Synonyms

Barbatula simavica (Balik & Banarescu, 1978)
Seminemacheilus tongiorgii Nalbant & Bianco, 1998

Oxynoemacheilus tongiorgii is a species of stone loach from the genus Oxynoemacheilus.[3] It was found in a spring near the town of Darab in the Kul River basin of Iran.[2] It has only been recorded once.[1]

The fish is named in honor of

Italian Journal of Zoology, helped in the final editing of the special volume in which this fish's description appeared.[4]


References

  1. ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Oxynoemacheilus tongiorgii" in FishBase. January 2018 version.
  3. ^ Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus Cobitidum:an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement No. 26: 1–199.[dead link]
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (23 January 2024). "Family NEMACHEILIDAE Regan 1911 (Stone or Brook Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 January 2024.