Nemacheilidae

Levantine loach

Oxynoemacheilus namiri

Eight Point Seven Centimeters Loach of Asian Waters

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• West Asia
• Small
• Temperate fish

Oxynoemacheilus namiri, the Levantine loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Oxynoemacheilus. This species is common and widespread in the drainage system of the Orontes in Turkey and Syria, as well as in coastal streams in Syria south of the border with Lebanon, where it can be found in springs, reservoirs, streams and rivers.