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The stone loach, scientifically named *Barbatula barbatula*, is a species of freshwater fish. It belongs to the family Nemacheilidae within the order Cypriniformes, class Teleostei, and phylum Chordata. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is also referred to by the common names mřenka mramorovaná, kivennuoliainen, and bermpje. Its taxonomic status is accepted, and it is classified under the parent taxon *Barbatula*.
According to the IUCN Red List, the stone loach has a global conservation status of Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2011. However, its regional conservation status is listed as Near Threatened. The species is documented in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Species
Least Concernbermpje
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyNemacheilidae
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Barbatula barbatula
- Commons category
- Barbatula barbatula
- taxon common name
- babica
- short name
- B. barbatula
- regional conservation status
- Near Threatened
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Encyclopedic overview
The stone loach (Barbatula barbatula) is a European species of fresh water ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae. It is one of nineteen species in the genus Barbatula. Stone loaches live amongst the gravel and stones of fast flowing water where they can search for food. The most distinctive feature of this small fish is the presence of barbels around the bottom jaw, which they use to detect their invertebrate prey. The body is a mixture of brown, green and yellow.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “stone loach” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.