Nemacheilidae
Sign in to saveThe 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 about 790 species.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyNemacheilidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded786,324
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- Family
- Nemacheilidae
- Collections
- USNM, UF, ZMUC
- Recorded in
- Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Afghanistan
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- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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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 about 790 species.
== Genera == The following are the described genera of the family:
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