Nemacheilidae - Stone loaches
Classification
Description
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 630 species.
The following Generas are described: Aborichthys, Acanthocobitis, Afronemacheilus, Barbatula, Claea, Draconectes, Dzihunia, Eidinemacheilus, Hedinichthys, Heminoemacheilus, Homatula, Ilamnemacheilus, Indoreonectes, Indotriplophysa, Iskandaria, Labiatophysa, Lefua, Mesonoemacheilus, Micronemacheilus, Nemacheilus, Nemachilichthys, Neonoemacheilus, Oreonectes, Oxynoemacheilus, Paracanthocobitis, Paracobitis, Paranemachilus, Paraschistura, Petruichthys, Physoschistura, Protonemacheilus, Pteronemacheilus, Qinghaichthys, Rhyacoschistura, Sasanidus, Schistura, Sectoria, Seminemacheilus, Speonectes, Sphaerophysa, Sundoreonectes, Tarimichthys, Traccatichthys, Triplophysa, Troglocobitis, Troglonectes, Tuberoschistura, Turcinoemacheilus, Yunnanilus.