Nemacheilus insignis

Oxynoemacheilus insignis

Near Threatened Loach in the Record

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
West Asia
Small
Tropical fish

Oxynoemacheilus insignis is a species of stone loach It is restricted to the Damascus basin in Syria and to the Jordan-Dead Sea basin in Syria, Israel and Jordan. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by the drying up of the rivers and streams in which it is found, caused by overuse, damming and less rainfall, as well as by pollution.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Oxynoemacheilus
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: in the Damascus river and in the Jordan Dead Sea basin. All records from outside this area are misidentifications (Ref. 13609 ). New record from Turkey (Ref. 58342 ).
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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