Barbatula sawadai
Species of fish
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Barbatula sawadai is a species of stone loach in the family Nemacheilidae. It is native to the Selenga River basin in Mongolia and Russia.[3]
| Barbatula sawadai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Barbatula |
| Species: | B. sawadai |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbatula sawadai (Prokofiev, 2007) | |
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Size
This species reaches a length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Yukio Sawada, of Hokkaido University (Japan), who studied the osteology of loaches.[4]
