| Oxynoemacheilus mesudae | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Oxynoemacheilus |
| Species: | O. mesudae |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxynoemacheilus mesudae Erk'Akan, 2012 | |
Oxynoemacheilus mesudae, the Işıklı loach, is a species of stone loach from the genus Oxynoemacheilus. It is endemic to the Lake Işıklı basin in central Anatolia, Turkey where it is known from four springs.
Oxynoemacheilus mesudae was first formally described in 2012 by the Turkish biologist Füsun Erk'Akan and is named in honour of Erk’akan’s mother, Mesude Kaynak.
References
- ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Oxynoemacheilus mesudae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19431749A19849927. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19431749A19849927.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oxynoemacheilus mesudae". FishBase. January 2017 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (a-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Oxynoemacheilus mesudae | |