Oxynoemacheilus banarescui

Oxynoemacheilus banarescui, the Paphlagonian sportive loach, is a species of stone loach from the genus Oxynoemacheilus. It is endemic to the Filyos River in northern Turkey where it is currently widespread and abundant. However, the population appears to be declining and the causes of this are thought to be increased development of the drainage basin and the construction of new dams. This species prefers fast flowing streams with rocky or gravel bottoms and cannot survive in reservoirs, although the dams on the Fliyos are for flood control and not to create reservoirs and their impact on this species is unknown.[1] The specific name honours Petre Mihai Bănărescu (1921-2009), a Romanian ichthyologist.[3]

Oxynoemacheilus banarescui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Oxynoemacheilus
Species:
O. banarescui
Binomial name
Oxynoemacheilus banarescui
(Delmastro, 1982) [2]
Synonyms

Orthrias brandti banarescui Delmastro, 1982

References
  1. Freyhof, J. (2014). "Oxynoemacheilus banarescui". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19385139A19849370. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19385139A19849370.en. Downloaded on 31 December 2017.
  2. Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Oxynoemacheilus banarescui (Delmastro, 1982)". Fishbase. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. "Order CYPRINIFORMES (part 13): Nemacheilidae" (PDF). The ETYFish Project. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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