Starostin's loach

The Starostin's loach (Troglocobitis starostini) is a species of troglobitic stone loach endemic to Turkmenistan.[2] It is the only known member of the genus Troglocobitis, but it has previously been included in the genus Nemacheilus. It is the only cavefish known from Central Asia.[3] The species English vernacular name and specific name honour the hydrobiologist I. V. Starostin, who was a researcher of the inland waters of Turkmenistan.[4]

Starostin's loach
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Troglocobitis
Parin, 1983
Species:
T. starostini
Binomial name
Troglocobitis starostini
(Parin, 1983)
Synonyms

Nemacheilus starostini Parin, 1983

References
  1. Birstein, V. (Sturgeon Specialist Group) (2000). "Nemacheilus starostini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T39461A10239767. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39461A10239767.en. Downloaded on 07 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Troglocobitis starostini" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  3. Aldemaro, R., editor (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes, p. 20. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. ISBN 978-1402000768
  4. "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (Stone Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.


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