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stone loach (Barbatula barbatula)
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Ecological Illustration of stone loach (Barbatula barbatula)
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Nemacheilidae

stone loach

Barbatula barbatula

A nocturnal loach half buried in clear sand

  • Temperate
  • Transcontinental
  • Freshwater fish
  • East Asia
  • Europe
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

stone loach is known from Eurasia as a freshwater fish. It occurs in estuaries and brackish water.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family
Nemacheilidae
Genus
Barbatula
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
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