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Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus

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Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Oxynoemacheilus
Species:
O. kurdistanicus
Binomial name
Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus

Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus is a species of stone loach which is endemic to the Choman River in Iranian Kurdistan.[1] They grow up to 6.9 cm or 2.71 inches in length. They are vertebrates with soft rays. This type of species are harmless to humans. [2][3]

Environment

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Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus live in freshwater. They also live in a demersal climate and subtropical range.

References

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  1. ^ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus Kamangar, Prokofiev, Ghaderi & Nalbant, 2014". Fishbase. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  3. ^ Kamangar, B.B., Prokofiev, A.M., Ghaderi, E. & Nalbant, T.T. (2014): Stone loaches of Choman River system, Kurdistan, Iran (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa, 3755 (1): 33–61.