Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus

Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Oxynoemacheilus
Species: O. galilaeus
Binomial name
Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus
(Günther, 1864)
Synonyms

Cobitis galilaea Günther, 1864
Nemacheilus galilaeus (Günther, 1864)
Nemachilus galilaeus (Günther, 1864)
Nun galilaeus (Günther, 1864)

Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus[1] is a species of stone loach in the Nemacheilidae family native to Israel and Syria. Its natural habitats are swamps and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ↑ Kottelat, M. (2012): Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199.
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