Oxynoemacheilus leontinae

Oxynoemacheilus leontinae is a species of stone loach found in the Jordan and Litani river systems^[3] in Israel, Lebanon, and Syria. Its natural habitat is slow moving rivers.^[1]

Oxynoemacheilus leontinae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Oxynoemacheilus
Species:	O. leontinae
Binomial name
Oxynoemacheilus leontinae (Lortet, 1883)[2]
Synonyms
Nemacheilus leontinae Lortet, 1883

References

1. Freyhof, J. (2014). "Oxynoemacheilus leontinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T60796A19848734. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T60796A19848734.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Kottelat, M. (2012): Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199.
3. Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Oxynoemacheilus leontinae (Lortet, 1883)". Fishbase. Retrieved 2 January 2017.