| Oxynoemacheilus theophilii | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Oxynoemacheilus |
| Species: | O. theophilii |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxynoemacheilus theophilii Stoumboudi, Kottelat & Barbieri, 2006 | |
| Synonyms | |
Oxynoemacheilus theophilii is a species of stone loach native to Turkey and the island of Lesbos in Greece. This species occurs in streams and reaches a length of 6.6 centimetres (2.6 in) SL. It is found in the Büyük Menderes River and other streams in western Anatolia, Turkey, and the Evergetoulas Stream on the island of Lesbos, Greece. It can be found in the upper reaches of streams with clear, cold, flowing water where it hides among the stones of the stream bed. The stomach contents of a single female were found to consist of aquatic insect larvae. Water abstraction and the increased droughts caused by climate change are the main threats.
The fish is named in honor of Theophilus Chatzimichael (1873-1934), a prominent folk painter from the island of Lesbos in Greece, where the fish is endemic.
References
- ^ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Oxynoemacheilus theophilii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135647A4170011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135647A4170011.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Kottelat, M. (2012): Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oxynoemacheilus theophilii". FishBase. December 2012 version.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Barbatula bergamensis". FishBase. December 2012 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (a-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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| Oxynoemacheilus theophilii | |
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