Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Rank Family | Scientific name Nemacheilidae Higher classification Cypriniformes Order Cypriniformes | |
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Lower classifications Schistura, Nemacheilus, Stone loach, Barbatula, Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma | ||
The Nemacheilidae, or stone loaches, are a family of cypriniform fishes that inhabit stream environments, mostly in Eurasia, with one genus, Afronemacheilus found in Africa. The family includes about 630 species.
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