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Continental stone loach (Barbatula nuda)
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Continental stone loach (Barbatula nuda) specimen
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Nemacheilidae

Continental stone loach

Barbatula nuda

Loach Reaching Twenty Two Centimeters

  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • East Asia
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Barbatula nuda is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbatula, which belongs to the family Nemacheilidae, the stone loaches. This loach is found in the Liao and Taizi River drainages in northern China and in northern North Korea.

Maximum length
22 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Asia: China, Korea and Japan.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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