Oxynoemacheilus mesudae
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| Oxynoemacheilus mesudae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Oxynoemacheilus |
| Species: | O. mesudae |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxynoemacheilus mesudae | |
Oxynoemacheilus mesudae, the Işıklı loach, is a species of stone loach from the genus Oxynoemacheilus. It is endemic to the Lake Işıklı basin in central Anatolia, Turkey where it is known from four springs.[1]
Oxynoemacheilus mesudae was first formally described in 2012 by the Turkish biologist Füsun Erk'Akan and is named in honour of Erk'akan's mother, Mesude Kaynak.[3]