Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus

Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
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.