Oxynoemacheilus panthera

Oxynoemacheilus panthera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Oxynoemacheilus
Species:
O. panthera
Binomial name
Oxynoemacheilus panthera
(Heckel, 1843)[2]
Synonyms
  • Cobitis panthera Heckel, 1843
  • Barbatula panthera (Heckel, 1843)
  • Noemacheilus panthera (Heckel, 1843)
  • Orthrias panthera (Heckel, 1843)
  • Cobitis leopardus Heckel, 1843

Oxynoemacheilus panthera, the tiger loach[2] or the Damascus loach,[1] is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Oxynoemacheilus.[3] It occurs in only two streams, the Nahr Baradá and Nahr al-A‘waj in the Damascus basin in Syria. It is thought that over 90% of the populations of this species of stone loach have been lost due to water abstraction and the drying up of its native watercourses, exacerbated by lower rainfall levels.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Freyhof, J. (2014). "Oxynoemacheilus panthera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19429195A19849594. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19429195A19849594.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Rainer Froese; Daniel pauly, eds. (2017). "Oxynoemacheilus panther (Heckel, 1843)". Fishbase. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ^ 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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