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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae Brook loaches

Genus: Oxynoemacheilus

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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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