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| Nemacheilus barbatulus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||
| Common name | Stone 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 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Nemacheilidae. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Importance | Food; Ornamental |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Spain; Switzerland | |
| Source of chromosomes | Gill and Kidney |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 21 (11 males; 05 females; 05 Unknown) |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 50 |
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| Karyotype formula | 8m+20sm+22a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 78 |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not reported |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Ag-NORs found to occur identically in the biggest metacentric pair. |
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| 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. |
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