Turcinoemacheilus

Turcinoemacheilus is a genus of stone loaches native to Asia.

Turcinoemacheilus
Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Turcinoemacheilus
Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1964
Type species
Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi
Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1964

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:

  • Turcinoemacheilus bahaii Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh, Özuluğ, Geiger & Freyhof, 2014 [1]
  • Turcinoemacheilus hafezi Golzarianpour, Abdoli, Patimar & Freyhof, 2013 [2]
  • Turcinoemacheilus himalaya Conway, Edds, Shrestha & Mayden, 2011 [3]
  • Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1964
  • Turcinoemacheilus minimus Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh, Özuluğ, Geiger & Freyhof, 2014 [1]
  • Turcinoemacheilus saadii Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh, Özuluğ, Geiger & Freyhof, 2014 [1]

References

  1. Esmaeili, H.R., Sayyadzadeh, G., Özulug, M., Geiger, M. & Freyhof, J. (2014): Three new species of Turcinoemacheilus from Iran and Turkey (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (3) [2013]: 257-273.
  2. Golzarianpour, K., Abdoli, A., Patimar, R. & Freyhof, J. (2013): Turcinoemacheilus hafezi, a new loach from the Zagroz Mountains, Iran (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (1): 41-48.
  3. Conway, K.W., Edds, D.R., Shrestha, J. & Mayden, R.L. (2011): A new species of gravel-dwelling loach (Ostariophysi: Nemacheilidae) from the Nepalese Himalayan foothills. Journal of Fish Biology (2011): doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03108.x


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