Oxynoemacheilus atili

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Oxynoemacheilus atili

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Oxynoemacheilus
Species:
O. atili
Binomial name
Oxynoemacheilus atili
, 2012

Oxynoemacheilus atili, the Lake Beyşehir loach, is a species of stone loach from the genus Oxynoemacheilus. It is endemic to Turkey being found only in the drainage basin of Lake Beyşehir in Central Anatolia, where it occurs in all the streams and in the Manavgat drainage in Mediterranean basin.[1][2]

The fish is named in honor of Mr. Ahmet Tuncay Atil.[3]


References[]

  1. ^ a b Freyhof, J. (2014). "Oxynoemacheilus atili". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19431706A19849826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19431706A19849826.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Erk'akan, F. (2012): Two New Oxynoemacheilus (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) Species from Western Turkey. Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 7 (2): 97-101.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (a-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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