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:[2]
- Aborichthys B. L. Chaudhuri, 1913
- Acanthocobitis Peters, 1861
- Afronemacheilus Golubtsov & Prokofiev, 2009
- Barbatula Linck, 1790
- Claea Kottelat, 2011
- Draconectes Kottelat, 2012
- Dzihunia Prokofiev, 2001
- Eidinemacheilus Segherloo, Ghaedrahmati & Freyhof, 2016
- Eonemachilus Berg, 1938
- Hedinichthys Rendahl, 1933
- Homatula Nichols, 1925
- Indoreonectes Rita & Nalbant, 1978
- Iskandaria Prokofiev, 2009
- Kapuasia Kottelat & H. H. Tan, 2024
- Karstsinnectes J. Zhou, Luo, Y.-L.Wang, J.-J. Zhou & Xiao, 2023
- Kayahschistura Kottelat & Grego, 2020
- Lefua Herzenstein, 1888
- Malihkaia Kottelat, 2017
- Mesonoemacheilus Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1982
- Micronemacheilus Rendahl, 1944
- Mustura Kottelat, 2018
- Nemacheilus Bleeker, 1863
- Nemachilichthys Day, 1878
- Neonoemacheilus S. Q. Zhu & Q. Z. Guo, 1985
- Nun Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1982
- Oreonectes Günther, 1868
- Oxynoemacheilus Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966
- Paracanthocobitis S. Grant
- Paracobitis Bleeker, 1863
- Paranemachilus S.-Q. Zhu, 1983
- Paraschistura Prokofiev, 2009
- Petruichthys Menon, 1987
- Physoschistura Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1982
- Protonemacheilus J. X. Yang & X. L. Chu, 1990
- Pteronemacheilus Bohlen & Šlechtová, 2011
- Rhyacoschistura Kottelat, 2019
- Sasanidus Freyhof, Geiger, Golzarianpour & Patimar, 2016
- Schistura McClelland, 1838
- Sectoria Kottelat, 1990
- Seminemacheilus Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1995
- Speonectes Kottelat, 2012
- Sphaerophysa W.-X. Cao & S.-Q. Zhu, 1988
- Sundoreonectes Kottelat, 1990
- Traccatichthys Freyhof & Serov, 2001
- Triplophysa Rendahl, 1933
- Troglonectes C. G. Zhang, Y. H. Zhao & L. Tang, 2016
- Tuberoschistura Kottelat, 1990
- Turcinoemacheilus Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1964
- Yunnanilus Nichols, 1925
References
- ^ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Nemacheilidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 December 2024.