Oxynoemacheilus atili
| Oxynoemacheilus atili | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Oxynoemacheilus |
| Species: | O. atili
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxynoemacheilus atili Erk'akan, 2012
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Oxynoemacheilus atili, the Lake Beyşehir loach, is a species of stone loach from the genus Oxynoemacheilus. It is endemic to Turkey being found only in the drainage basin of Lake Beyşehir in Central Anatolia, where it occurs in all the streams and in the Manavgat drainage in Mediterranean basin.[1]
The fish is named in honor of Mr. Ahmet Tuncay Atil.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Freyhof, J. (2014). "Oxynoemacheilus atili". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19431706A19849826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19431706A19849826.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (a-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2021.