Barbucca elongata Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 2013
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
Barbucca elongata is a small species of loach found in Vietnam. It was differentiated from Barbucca diabolica due to its longer body, conical snout, smooth lips, colouration, and more. The longest known specimen has a length of 34 mm (1.3 in). Its population has not yet been evaluated.
Wikipedia contributors, Barbucca elongata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:08:21.810817+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Barbucca elongata Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 2013
- Name authority
- Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 2013
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Barbuccidae
- Genus
- Barbucca
- 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
- familyBarbuccidae Kottelat, 2012
- genusBarbucca Roberts, 1989
- speciesBarbucca elongata Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 2013
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Barbucca. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Barbucca diabolica Roberts, 1989 | BarbuccidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbucca heokhuii Kottelat, 2025 | BarbuccidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Vasil’eva, E. D.; Vasil’ev, V. P. (2013). Two new species of Cyprinoid fishes from the fauna of Phu Quoc Island, Gulf of Thailand, Vietnam. Journal of Ichthyology, 53. https://doi.org/10.1134/s0032945213030132 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:KMPT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.