Oxynoemacheilus cyri
Oxynoemacheilus cyri, the Göle loach or banded Kura loach, is a species of stone loach from the genus Oxynoemacheilus. It is endemic to the Kura drainage in northern Turkey where it is currently locally abundant. This species occurs in high mountain streams with fast flowing currents.[1] The specific name derives from the classical name for the Kura, "Cyrus".[3]
| Oxynoemacheilus cyri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Oxynoemacheilus |
| Species: | O. cyri |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxynoemacheilus cyri | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nemacheilus tigris cyri Berg, 1910 | |
References
- Freyhof, J. (2014). "Oxynoemacheilus cyri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19387275A19848398. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19387275A19848398.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Oxynoemacheilus cyri (Berg, 1910) Göle loach". Fishbase. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- "Order CYPRINIFORMES (part 13): Nemacheilidae" (PDF). The ETYFish Project. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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