Oxynoemacheilus merga

Oxynoemacheilus merga, Krynicki's loach, is a species of stone loach from the genus Oxynoemacheilus. It is found in the western drainage basin of the Caspian Sea in eastern Europe in the upper montane streams of the drainage systems of the Kuma, Terek, Sulak, Shura-ozen and Samur where it is abundant. The countries in which it occurs are Azerbaijan, George and Russia.[1]

Oxynoemacheilus merga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Oxynoemacheilus
Species:
O. merga
Binomial name
Oxynoemacheilus merga
(Krynicki, 1840)[2]
Synonyms
  • Cobitis merga Krynicki, 1840
  • Barbatula merga (Krynicki, 1840)
  • Nemacheilus merga (Krynicki, 1840)

References
  1. Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Oxynoemacheilus merga". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135495A4132650. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135495A4132650.en. Downloaded on 02 January 2018.
  2. Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Oxynoemacheilus merga (Krynicki, 1840) Krynicki's loach". Fishbase. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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