Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus Erk'akan, Özeren & Nalbant, 2008

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Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus, the Burdur loach, is a species of stone loach in the genus Oxynoemacheilus. It has been only recorded from three spring fed streams which used to drain into Lake Burdur in south-western Anatolia, Turkey. Its habitat is streams with a slow current flowing through dense aquatic vegetation over a bed of sand, mud or gravel. It is still found in the three streams and in one it is said to be abundant but it is still threatened by water extraction, pollution and dam construction. In addition, waterbodies in the area it is found in are drying out because of climate change and unsustainable extraction of water for human use. Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus is distinguished from its congeners by having a dorsal fin which has 5 spines and 7 branched rays, the pectoral fin with 8 branched rays, the length of the pectoral fin and a caudal fin with 18 branched rays, its body and head shape with the depth of the head, body and caudal peduncle being distinct.

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Identity & source status

Scientific name

Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus Erk'akan, Özeren & Nalbant, 2008

Name authority

Erk'akan, Özeren & Nalbant, 2008

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Teleostei

Order

Cypriniformes

Family

Nemacheilidae

Genus

Oxynoemacheilus

Extinction status

Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. gigaclassActinopterygii
8. superclassActinopteri
9. classTeleostei
10. orderCypriniformes
11. familyNemacheilidae Regan, 1911
12. genusOxynoemacheilus Banarescu & Nalbant, 1966
13. speciesOxynoemacheilus anatolicus Erk'akan, Özeren & Nalbant, 2008

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Oxynoemacheilus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Browse 684 records assigned to Nemacheilidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

1. Erk’akan, F.; Özeren, S. C.; Nalbant, T. T. (2008). Two new species of stone loaches from Turkey (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Journal of Fisheries International [Electronic Journal], 3 (4): 115–119. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4BG7J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.