Nemacheilus leontinae

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Overview

Family : River loaches ; Occurs at higher altitudes in the Jordan River basin , which might indicate that it is adapted to colder water.

Common Names

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Description

Family Balitoridae

Distribution: Eurasia . Mouth inferior, with at least 3 pairs of barbels . Pelvic fins separate or fused under belly. Gill opening may or may not be restricted . In subfamily Balitorinae only. In subfamily Balitorinae, only paired fins function as adhesive organs About 35 cm maximum length . = Homalopteridae of earlier authors . Subfamilies Nemacheilinae and Balitorinae may not be monophyletic.The family Balitoridae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Cypriniformes. It contains 37 genera and 500 species. It may be found in Freshwater environments and is primarily Primary freshwater. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform.

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Benthopelagic.

Ecology: No data available.[1]


List of Habitats :5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )

Taxonomy

Ambiguous Synonyms

1. Nemachilus panthera leopardus (Non Heckel, 1843)
2. Nemachilus panthera (Non Heckel, 1843)
3. Noemacheilus panthera (Non Heckel, 1843)
4. Orthrias panthera (Heckel, 1843)
5. Orthrias tigris (Heckel, 1843)

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Nemachilus leontina Lortet, 1883
2. Nemachilus leontinae Lortet, 1883

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –

Similar Species

Members of the genus Nemacheilus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 191 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

N. abyssinicus · N. alepidotus nalbanti · N. alticeps · N. amudarjensis choresmi (Khorezm Loach) · N. angorae (Angora Loach) · N. anguilla · N. arenicolus · N. argyrogramma · Schistura tirapensis · N. mooreh · N. baluchiorum · N. banar · N. barapaniensis · N. barbatula · N. barbatulus · N. barbatulus anglicana · N. barbatulus barbatulus · N. barbatulus blackiana · N. barbatulus caucasicus (Terek Stone Loach) · N. barbatulus erythrinna · N. barbatulus quignardi · N. barbatulus toni · N. barbatulus vardarensis · N. barbatus · N. bertini · N. binotatus · N. bleekeri · N. blythii · N. bombifrons · Acanthocobitis urophthalmus · N. botia botia · N. brandtii · N. brandti oxianus (Amu-Darya Stone Loach) · N. carletoni · N. cheni · N. chryseus · N. chrysolaimos · N. cincticauda · N. cleopatra · N. corica · N. dabryi · N. dayi · N. denisoni · N. denisonii · N. denisoni denisoni · N. desmotes · N. devdevi · N. djaggasteensis · N. doonensis · N. dori · N. dorsonotatus · N. drassensis · N. dunckeri · N. elegantissimus · N. euepipterus · N. evezardi · N. fasciatus (Barred Livebearer) · N. fowleri · N. gangeticus · N. ghazniensis · N. gracilis · N. griffithii · N. griffithii-afghana · N. guentheri · N. guttatus · N. hamwii · N. himachalensis · N. hingi · N. huapingensis · N. inglisi · N. insignis · N. insignis euphraticus · N. insignis tortonesei · N. fasciatus · N. jordanicus · N. kaimurensis · N. kapuasensis · N. keralensis · N. kodaguensis · N. kullmanni · N. kuschakevitschi · N. kuschakewitschi (Kuschakewitsch Loach) · N. lactogeneus · N. lacusnigri · N. lendli · N. leontinae · N. lhasae · N. lividus · N. longicaudus (Eastern Crested Loach) · N. longipectoralis · N. longipinnis · N. longistriatus · N. malapterurus longicauda (Eastern Crested Loach) · N. marmoratus · N. pallidus (Arrow Loach) · N. masyai (Arrow Loach) · N. menoni · N. microphthalmus · N. monilis · N. devdevi

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Further Reading

• Krupp, F. 1987. Freshwater Ichthyogeography of the Levant. Beihefte zum Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients Reihe A 28: 229–237.
• Krupp, F. and Schneider, W. 1989. The fishes of the Jordan River drainage basin and Azraq Oasis. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 10: 347-416.
• Krupp, F. and W. Schneider (1989). The fishes of the Jordan River drainage basin and Azraq Oasis. p. 347-416. In Fauna of Saudi Arabia. vol. 10.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
• Crivelli, A.J. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• FishBase
• FishBase 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
• Kottelat, Maurice (from FishBase).

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Senckenberg: Collection Pisces

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2497170
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-63375
• Fishbase Species ID: 27853
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 687957
• IUCN ID: 60796
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 117657

Footnotes

1. Crivelli, A.J. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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