Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki
Species of fish
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Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki, the medil loach, is a species of stome loach which is found in the Göksu, a right hand tributary of the Euphrates in southeast Anatolia, Turkey.
| Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Oxynoemacheilus |
| Species: | O. kaynaki |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki | |
The fish is named in honor of Hüseyin Kaynak, the father of senior author.[3]