Nemacheilidae
Family of fishes
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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 790 species.
| Nemacheilidae | |
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| Triplophysa ferganaensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Superfamily: | Cobitoidei |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae Regan, 1911[1] |
| Genera | |
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Around 51, see text | |
Genera
The following are the described genera of the family:[2]
- Aborichthys B. L. Chaudhuri, 1913
- Acanthocobitis Peters, 1861
- Afronemacheilus Golubtsov & Prokofiev, 2009
- Barbatula Linck, 1790
- Claea Kottelat, 2011
- Draconectes Kottelat, 2012
- Dzihunia Prokofiev, 2001
- Eidinemacheilus Segherloo, Ghaedrahmati & Freyhof, 2016
- Eonemachilus Berg, 1938
- Hedinichthys Rendahl, 1933
- Homatula Nichols, 1925
- Indoreonectes Rita & Nalbant, 1978
- Iskandaria Prokofiev, 2009
- Kapuasia Kottelat & H. H. Tan, 2024
- Karstsinnectes J. Zhou, Luo, Y.-L.Wang, J.-J. Zhou & Xiao, 2023
- Kayahschistura Kottelat & Grego, 2020
- Lefua Herzenstein, 1888
- Magnischistura Page, Pawangkhant, Tangjitjaroen, Cagle, Williams et Randall, 2026
- Malihkaia Kottelat, 2017
- Mesonoemacheilus Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1982
- Micronemacheilus Rendahl, 1944
- Mustura Kottelat, 2018
- Nemacheilus Bleeker, 1863
- Nemachilichthys Day, 1878
- Neonoemacheilus S. Q. Zhu & Q. Z. Guo, 1985
- Nun Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1982
- Oreonectes Günther, 1868
- Oxynoemacheilus Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966
- Paracanthocobitis S. Grant
- Paracobitis Bleeker, 1863
- Paranemachilus S.-Q. Zhu, 1983
- Paraschistura Prokofiev, 2009
- Petruichthys Menon, 1987
- Physoschistura Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1982
- Protonemacheilus J. X. Yang & X. L. Chu, 1990
- Pteronemacheilus Bohlen & Šlechtová, 2011
- Rhyacoschistura Kottelat, 2019
- Sasanidus Freyhof, Geiger, Golzarianpour & Patimar, 2016
- Schistura McClelland, 1838
- Sectoria Kottelat, 1990
- Seminemacheilus Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1995
- Speonectes Kottelat, 2012
- Sphaerophysa W.-X. Cao & S.-Q. Zhu, 1988
- Sundoreonectes Kottelat, 1990
- Traccatichthys Freyhof & Serov, 2001
- Triplophysa Rendahl, 1933
- Troglonectes C. G. Zhang, Y. H. Zhao & L. Tang, 2016
- Tuberoschistura Kottelat, 1990
- Turcinoemacheilus Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1964
- Yunnanilus Nichols, 1925
