Oxynoemacheilus bureschi (Drensky, 1928)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Oxynoemacheilus bureschi, the Struma stone loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the stone loach family (Nemacheilidae). It is found in the Struma, Vardar and Nestos river basins Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, and Serbia Its natural habitat is rivers, preferring larger streams with fast currents, especially in the middle. It cannot survive where the rivers have been canalised and it is threatened by habitat loss. The specific name honours the Bulgarian ichthyologist Ivan Buresh, who was able to influence the Bulgarian monarch Boris III to allow Drensky to collect specimens in Bulgaria.
Oxynoemacheilus bureschi is nocturnal and feeds on benthic invertebrates, particularly worms and insect larvae. The breeding season runs from May to July and the spawning takes place among stones, gravels and plants in shallow running water. The fish are sexually mature once they have attained a length of 5 cm (2.0 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Oxynoemacheilus bureschi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:28:27.235892+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oxynoemacheilus bureschi (Drensky, 1928)
- Name authority
- (Drensky, 1928)
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyNemacheilidae Regan, 1911
- genusOxynoemacheilus Banarescu & Nalbant, 1966
- speciesOxynoemacheilus bureschi (Drensky, 1928)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Oxynoemacheilus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus Erk'akan, Özeren & Nalbant, 2008 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxynoemacheilus angorae (Steindachner, 1897) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma (Heckel, 1847) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxynoemacheilus atili Erk'akan, 2012 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxynoemacheilus banarescui (Delmastro, 1982) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxynoemacheilus chomanicus Kamangar, Prokofiev, Ghaderi & Nalbant, 2014 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxynoemacheilus cinicus (Erk'Akan, Nalbant & Özeren, 2007) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxynoemacheilus erdali (Erk'Akan, Nalbant & Özeren, 2007) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxynoemacheilus frenatus (Heckel, 1843) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus (Günther, 1864) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxynoemacheilus germencicus (Erk'Akan, Nalbant & Özeren, 2007) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxynoemacheilus hamwii (Krupp & Schneider, 1991) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Nemacheilus bureschi Drensky, 1928 Drensky, 1928 | synonym |
| Nemachilus bureschi Drensky, 1928 Drensky, 1928 | synonym |
| Orthrias brandti bureschi (Drensky, 1928) (Drensky, 1928) | synonym |
| Barbatula bureschi (Drensky, 1928) (Drensky, 1928) | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1016050 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:4BG7T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.