Nemacheilus barbatulus ';
General information
 
Nemacheilus barbatulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common nameStone loach
Valid name Barbatula barbatula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Cobitis barbatula Linnaeus, 1758
Nemacheilus barbatulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nemacheilus barbatulus barbatulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Orthrias barbatulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Barbatula barbatulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nemachilus barbatulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noemacheilus barbatulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noemacheilus barbulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cobitis barbatula parisiensis De la Pylaie, 1835
Cobitis barbatula pictava De la Pylaie, 1835
Cobitis furstenbergii Bonaparte, 1846
Cobitis barbatula pironae Nardo, 1866
Cobitis variabilis Gunther, 1868
Nemachilus barbatulus caucasicus Berg, 1898
Barbatula barbatula caucasica (Berg, 1898)
Nemacheilus barbatulus var. caucasicus Berg, 1898
Orthrias oreas Jordan & Fowler, 1903
Barbatula oreas (Jordan & Fowler, 1903)
Nemacheilus sibiricus Gratzianov, 1907
Nemachilus barbatulus vardarensis Karaman, 1928
Nemacheilus barbatulus erythrinna Berg, 1933
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Nemacheilidae.
Geographical distribution
China; Japan; South Korea; North Korea; Russia; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Sweden; Denmark; Ireland; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; Austria; Belarus; Croatia; Czech Republic; Estonia; Hungary; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia; Moldova; Montenegro; Poland; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Switzerland
Occurrence Native: China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Russia, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland
Introduced: Ireland
Importance
Food; Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Spain; Switzerland
Source of chromosomes
Gill and Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
21 (11 males; 05 females; 05 Unknown)
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
8m+20sm+22a
Fundamental arm number
78
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NORs found to occur identically in the biggest metacentric pair.
Reference(s)
Madeira JM, Collares-Pereira MJ, Elvira B (1992). Cytotaxonomy of Iberian loaches with some remarks on the karyological evolution of both families (Pisces, Cobitidae, Homalopteridae), Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics, 45(3-4): 273-281.