Oxynoemacheilus panthera

Oxynoemacheilus panthera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Oxynoemacheilus
Species:
O. panthera
Binomial name
Oxynoemacheilus panthera
(Heckel, 1843)[2]
Synonyms
  • Cobitis panthera Heckel, 1843
  • Barbatula panthera (Heckel, 1843)
  • Noemacheilus panthera (Heckel, 1843)
  • Orthrias panthera (Heckel, 1843)
  • Cobitis leopardus Heckel, 1843

Oxynoemacheilus panthera, the tiger loach[2] or the Damascus loach,[1] is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Oxynoemacheilus.[3] It occurs in only two streams, the Nahr Baradá and Nahr al-A'waj in the Damascus basin in Syria. It is thought that over 90% of the populations of this species of stone loach have been lost due to water abstraction and the drying up of its native watercourses, exacerbated by lower rainfall levels.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Freyhof, J. (2026). "Oxynoemacheilus panthera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2026 e.T19429195A135124106. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2026-1.RLTS.T19429195A135124106.en. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oxynoemacheilus panther". FishBase. January 2018 version.
  3. ↑ Kottelat, M. (2012). "Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei)" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. No. 26: 1–199. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-11.


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