Barbatula zetensis (Soric, 2000)
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
Barbatula zetensis, also known as the Zeta stone loach, is a species of Cypriniformes fish in the genus Barbatula. It is found in the drainage of the River Morača in the Lake Skadar basin in Montenegro. It is common in streams and rivers with stone beds.
Wikipedia contributors, Barbatula zetensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:08:05.662008+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Barbatula zetensis (Soric, 2000)
- Name authority
- (Soric, 2000)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Nemacheilidae
- Genus
- Barbatula
- 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
- genusBarbatula Linck, 1790
- speciesBarbatula zetensis (Soric, 2000)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Barbatula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Barbatula sturanyi (Steindachner, 1892) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbatula toni (Dybowski, 1869) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbatula dsapchynensis Prokofiev, 2016 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbatula karabanowi Prokofiev, 2018 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbatula liaoyangensis Chen, Zhang, Chen & Freyhof, 2019 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbatula zhangwuensis Chen, Zhang, Chen & Freyhof, 2019 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbatula tomiana (Ruzsky, 1920) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbatula hispanica (Lelek, 1987) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbatula barbatula (Linnaeus, 1758) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbatula compressirostris (Warpachowski, 1897) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbatula golubtsovi (Prokofiev, 2003) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbatula nuda (Bleeker, 1864) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Orthrias barbatulus zetensis Soric, 2000 Soric, 2000 | 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=1525492 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:5WC59. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.