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Kuschakewitsch loach

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Kuschakewitsch loach

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Iskandaria kuschakewitschi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Iskandaria pardalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Iskandaria
Prokofiev, 2009
Species:
I. kuschakewitschi
Binomial name
Iskandaria kuschakewitschi
(Herzenstein, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Nemacheilus kuschakewitschi Herzenstein, 1890
  • Noemacheilus kuschakewitschi (Herzenstein, 1890)
  • Nemacheilus pardalis Turdakov, 1941
  • Iskandaria pardalis Turdakov, 1941

Iskandaria kuschakewitschi, the Kuschakewitsch loach, is a species of stone loach found in the Central Asian nations of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.[3]

It is currently the only recognized species in this genus[4] although the taxon Iskandaria pardalis is recognised by some authorities as a separate species.[2][5]

References

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  1. ^ Karimov, B. (2020). "Iskandaria kuschakewitschi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T156720699A156721362. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T156720699A156721362.en. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Karimov, B. (2020). "Iskandaria pardalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T156721118A156721160. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T156721118A156721160.en. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Iskandaria kuschakewitschi". FishBase. June 2011 version.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Iskandaria". FishBase. February 2024 version.
  5. ^ Kottelat, M. (2012): Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). Archived 2013-02-11 at the Wayback Machine The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199.