Biology:Oxynoemacheilus tigris
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Oxynoemacheilus |
| Species: | O. tigris
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| Oxynoemacheilus tigris (Heckel, 1843)[2]
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Oxynoemacheilus tigris, the Tigris loach or Halap loach, is a species of stone loach from the genus Oxynoemacheilus.[3] This critically endangered species is endemic to the Queiq River in Turkey where it occurs ins a short stretch of stream between two reservoirs. It formerly occurred in Syria but it has been local extinction from the Syrian portion of the Queiq. This species is threatened by water abstraction and the increased frequency of droughts caused by climate change, most of the Queiq has already been desiccated. It is, however, abundant in the area it is known from where it can be found in reaches of gravel or mud substrate with moderately fast flowing to near standing water.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Freyhof, J. (2014). "Oxynoemacheilus tigris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T19431830A19849456. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19431830A19849456.en. Downloaded on 04 January 2018.
- ↑ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds (2017). "Oxynoemacheilus tigris (Heckel, 1843) Tigris loach". Fishbase. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/Oxynoemacheilus-tigris.html. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ↑ Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus Cobitidum:an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)". The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 26: 1–199. http://opac.admin.ch/gw/toc/pdf/toc001703351.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q2690382 entry
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