Isiki loach

Oxynoemacheilus mesudae

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
West Asia
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Oxynoemacheilus mesudae, the Işıklı loach, is a species of stone loach from the genus Oxynoemacheilus. It is endemic to the Lake Işıklı basin in central Anatolia, Turkey where it is known from four springs. Oxynoemacheilus mesudae was first formally described in 2012 by the Turkish biologist Füsun Erk'Akan and is named in honour of Erk'akan's mother, Mesude Kaynak.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Oxynoemacheilus
Maximum length: 8.9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Asia: Buyuk Menderes river and Isikli Lake in Turkey; may be found also in Kucuk Menders and Gediz rivers in Western Anatolia, Turkey.

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