Barbatula barbatula (Linnaeus, 1758)
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
The stone loach (Barbatula barbatula) is a European species of fresh water ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae. It is one of 33 species in the genus Barbatula. Stone loaches live amongst the gravel and stones of fast flowing water where they can search for food. The most distinctive feature of this small fish is the presence of barbels around the bottom jaw, which they use to detect their invertebrate prey. The body is a mixture of brown, green and yellow.
Wikipedia contributors, Stone loach; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:08:05.661008+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Barbatula barbatula (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- 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 barbatula (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 zetensis (Soric, 2000) | 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 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 |
|---|---|
| Nemachilus barbatulus var. caucasicus Berg, 1898 Berg, 1898 | synonym |
| Cobitis barbatula parisiensis De la Pylaie, 1835 De la Pylaie, 1835 | synonym |
| Nemachilus barbatulus vardarensis Karaman, 1928 Karaman, 1928 | synonym |
| Barbatula oreas (Jordan & Fowler, 1903) (Jordan & Fowler, 1903) | synonym |
| Nemachilus barbatulus | synonym |
| Cobitis furstenbergii Bonaparte, 1846 Bonaparte, 1846 | synonym |
| Nemacheilus barbatulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Noemacheilus barbatulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Noemacheilus barbulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Barbatula barbatulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Orthrias oreas Jordan & Fowler, 1903 Jordan & Fowler, 1903 | synonym |
| Orthrias barbatulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Nemacheilus barbatulus barbatulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Cobitis pironae Nardo, 1866 Nardo, 1866 | synonym |
| Cobitis barbatula Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Cobitis variabilis Günther, 1868 Günther, 1868 | 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=1013379 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:KMC9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.