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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Seminemacheilus: Greek, semi = half + Greek, nema = filament + Greek, cheilos (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Adolf Lendl (1862–1943) was a Hungarian zoologist, politician and collector in Asia Minor, including Turkey where the loach is endemic. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate
Asia: Anatolia, Turkey.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1441)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nalbant, T.T. and P.G. Bianco, 1998. The loaches of Iran and adjacent regions with description of six new species (Cobitoidea). Ital. J. Zool. 65:109-125. (Ref. 31729)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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