Seminemacheilus lendlii

Seminemacheilus lendlii, the Anatolian loach or Northern pond loach, is a species of stone loach endemic to Turkey. This species reaches a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL. It was formerly widely distributed across Central Anatolia but it is now retsrivted to sptings and tributaries in the basins of Lake Tuz and Lake Beyşehir. It can be found in marshes, lakes, springs and streams with densely vegetated standing water.[1]

Anatolian loach
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Seminemacheilus
Species:
S. lendlii
Binomial name
Seminemacheilus lendlii
(Hankó, 1925)[2]
Synonyms

Nemacheilus lendli Hankó, 1924

References

  1. Freyhof, J. (2014). "Seminemacheilus lendlii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T39289A19007036. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T39289A19007036.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Seminemacheilus lendlii" in FishBase. October 2017 version.


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