Barbatula barbatula ';
General information
 
Barbatula barbatula (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common nameStone loach
Synonyms
Nemacheilus barbatulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Utrata river, Woryny pond, Poland
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
14 (09 males; 05 females)
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
8m+20sm+22st/a
Fundamental arm number
78
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
NOR on single chromosome par,C-banding, All heterochromatin sites were CMA3 - positive
Reference(s)
Boron A (2000). Cytogenetic characterization of the loaches of the genera Sabanejewia, Misgurnus and Barbatula (Pisces, Cobitidae). Folia Zoologica, 49(1): 37-44.