Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi

Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi is a species of stone loach which is endemic to the Tigris-Euphrates Basin where it can be found in the stretches of rivers, eve small streams, with faster currents and it often occurs on riffles and rapids.[1] The specific name honours the zoologist and geneticist Curt Kosswig (1903-1982), who collected the type specimen of this species among others he collected in Turkey.[3]

Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Turcinoemacheilus
Species:	T. kosswigi
Binomial name
Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1964[2]

References

1. Freyhof, J. (2014). "Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T22505A19006910. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T22505A19006910.en. Downloaded on 23 January 2018.
2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
3. "Order Cypriniformes: Family Nemacheilidae (Stone Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.