Nemacheilidae
| Nemacheilidae | |
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| Triplophysa ferganaensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cobitoidei |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae Regan, 1911[1] |
| Genera | |
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The Nemacheilidae, or stone loaches, are a family of cypriniform fishes that inhabit stream environments, mostly in Eurasia, with one genus, Afronemacheilus, found in Africa. The family includes 922 valid species.
Genera
The following are the described genera of the family:[2]
- Aborichthys B. L. Chaudhuri, 1913
- Absumbra Endruweit, 2025
- Acanthocobitis Peters, 1861
- Acoura Swainson, 1839
- Afronemacheilus Golubtsov & Prokofiev, 2009
- Barbatula Linck, 1790
- Claea Kottelat, 2011
- Dalistura Endruweit, 2025
- Draconectes Kottelat, 2012
- Dzihunia Prokofiev, 2001
- Eidinemacheilus Segherloo, Ghaedrahmati & Freyhof, 2016
- Eonemachilus Berg, 1938
- Haotula Endruweit, 2025
- Hedinichthys Rendahl, 1933
- Homatula Nichols, 1925
- Indoreonectes Rita & Nalbant, 1978
- Iskandaria Prokofiev, 2009
- Kapuasia Kottelat & H. H. Tan, 2024
- Karstsinnectes J. Zhou, Luo, Y.-L.Wang, J.-J. Zhou & Xiao, 2023
- Kayahschistura Kottelat & Grego, 2020
- Koima Anoop, Dahanukar & Raghavan, 2024
- Labiatophysa Prokofiev, 2010
- Lefua Herzenstein, 1888
- Magnischistura Page, Pawangkhant, Tangjitjaroen, Cagle, Williams & Z. S. Randall, 2026
- Malihkaia Kottelat, 2017
- Mesonoemacheilus Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1982
- Micronemacheilus Rendahl, 1944
- Mustura Kottelat, 2018
- Nemacheilus Bleeker, 1863
- Nemachilichthys Day, 1878
- Neonoemacheilus S. Q. Zhu & Q. Z. Guo, 1985
- Nun Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1982
- Oreonectes Günther, 1868
- Oxynoemacheilus Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966
- Paracanthocobitis S. Grant, 2007
- Paracobitis Bleeker, 1863
- Paranemachilus S.-Q. Zhu, 1983
- Paraschistura Prokofiev, 2009
- Petruichthys Menon, 1987
- Physoschistura Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1982
- Pogonoschistura Bohlen, Dvořák & Šlechtová, 2026
- Protonemacheilus J. X. Yang & X. L. Chu, 1990
- Pteronemacheilus Bohlen & Šlechtová, 2011
- Rheostura Endruweit, 2025
- Rhyacoschistura Kottelat, 2019
- Sasanidus Freyhof, Geiger, Golzarianpour & Patimar, 2016
- Schistura McClelland, 1838
- Sectoria Kottelat, 1990
- Seminemacheilus Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1995
- Smithstura Endruweit, 2025
- Speonectes Kottelat, 2012
- Sphaerophysa W.-X. Cao & S.-Q. Zhu, 1988
- Styxichthys Endruweit, 2025
- Sundoreonectes Kottelat, 1990
- Traccatichthys Freyhof & Serov, 2001
- Triplophysa Rendahl, 1933
- Troglonectes C. G. Zhang, Y. H. Zhao & L. Tang, 2016
- Tuberoschistura Kottelat, 1990
- Turcinoemacheilus Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1964
- Vurxastroma Endruweit, 2025
- Yunnanilus Nichols, 1925
- Zhustura Endruweit, 2025
References
- ↑ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Nemacheilidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 August 2026.