Stone loach

For the stone loach family, see Nemacheilidae.

Stone loach
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Barbatula
Species:
B. barbatula
Binomial name
Barbatula barbatula
Synonyms[2]
  • Cobitis barbatulus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Nemacheilus barbatulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Orthrias barbatulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Cobitis furstenbergii Bonaparte, 1846
  • Cobitis variabilis Günther, 1868
  • Orthrias oreas Jordan & Fowler, 1903
  • Barbatula oreas (Jordan & Fowler, 1903)
  • Nemacheilus sibiricus Gratzianov, 1907

The stone loach (Barbatula barbatula) is a European species of fresh water ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae. It is one of nineteen species in the genus Barbatula. Stone loaches live amongst the gravel and stones of fast flowing water where they can search for food. The most distinctive feature of this small fish is the presence of barbels around the bottom jaw, which they use to detect their invertebrate prey. The body is a mixture of brown, green and yellow.

  1. ^ Freyhof, J. (2011). "Barbatula barbatula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T14494A174779837. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T14494A174779837.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Synonyms of Barbatula barbatula (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fishbase. Retrieved 28 December 2017.