Oxynoemacheilus frenatus, the banded Tigris loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Oxynoemacheilus.[3] This species is widespread in the upper drainage basin of the Tigris in Turkey, Syria and Iraq where it can be locally very common. It can be found in habitats varying from streams with a moderately fast current to near standing waters in springs, streams and rivers which have beds of gravel or mud.[1]
| Oxynoemacheilus frenatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Oxynoemacheilus |
| Species: | O. frenatus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Oxynoemacheilus frenatus | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Footnotes edit
- ^ a b Freyhof, J. (2014). "Oxynoemacheilus frenatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19413121A19848917. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19413121A19848917.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Oxynoemacheilus frenatus (Heckel, 1843) Banded Tigris loach". Fishbase. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
 | This Nemacheilidae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |