Oxynoemacheilus theophilii

Oxynoemacheilus theophilii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Oxynoemacheilus
Species:	O. theophilii
Binomial name
Oxynoemacheilus theophilii Stoumboudi, Kottelat & Barbieri, 2006
Synonyms
Barbatula bergamensis Erk'akan, Nalbant & Özeren, 2007[2]

Oxynoemacheilus theophilii is a species of stone loach native to Turkey and the island of Lesbos in Greece. This species occurs in streams and reaches a length of 6.6 centimetres (2.6 in) SL.[3][4] It is found in the Büyük Menderes River and other streams in western Anatolia, Turkey, and the Evergetoulas Stream on the island of Lesbos, Greece.[1] It can be found in the upper reaches of streams with clear, cold, flowing water where it hides among the stones of the stream bed. The stomach contents of a single female were found to consist of aquatic insect larvae.[3] Water abstraction and the increased droughts caused by climate change are the main threats.[1]

The fish is named in honor of Theophilus Chatzimichael (1873-1934), a prominent folk painter from the island of Lesbos in Greece, where the fish is endemic.[5]

References

1. Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Oxynoemacheilus theophilii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135647A4170011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135647A4170011.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Kottelat, M. (2012): Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oxynoemacheilus theophilii". FishBase. December 2012 version.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Barbatula bergamensis". FishBase. December 2012 version.
5. 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. Retrieved 2 December 2021.