Nemacheilidae

Anatolian loach

Seminemacheilus lendlii

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

Seminemacheilus lendlii, the Anatolian loach or Northern pond loach, is a species of stone loach endemic to Turkey. This species reaches a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL. It was formerly widely distributed across Central Anatolia but it is now restricted to springs and tributaries in the basins of Lake Tuz and Lake Beyşehir. It can be found in marshes, lakes, springs and streams with densely vegetated standing water.