Nemacheilidae

54 species in this family

The Nemacheilidae family includes 54 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

Altai stone loach

Barbatula altayensis

Nemacheilidae

Anatolian loach

Seminemacheilus lendlii

Nemacheilidae

Angora loach

Oxynoemacheilus angorae

Nemacheilidae

Aras loach

Oxynoemacheilus araxensis

Nemacheilidae

Arrow loach

Nemacheilus masyae

Nemacheilidae

Backfin cave loach

Oreonectes retrodorsalis

Nemacheilidae

Baenziger's loach

Tuberoschistura baenzigeri

Nemacheilidae

Barred loach

Nemacheilus fasciatus

Nemacheilidae

Beautiful loach

Traccatichthys pulcher

Nemacheilidae

Blackspotted dwarf loach

Yunnanilus nigromaculatus

Nemacheilidae

Broadband loach

Schistura amplizona

Nemacheilidae

Broadband loach

Schistura latifasciata

Nemacheilidae

Dala stone loach

Triplophysa dalaica

Nemacheilidae

Dalat loach

Schistura dalatensis

Nemacheilidae

Denison's loach

Nemacheilus denisoni

Nemacheilidae

Eel-like loach

Homatula anguillioides

Nemacheilidae

Eightbarbel loach

Lefua costata

Nemacheilidae

Eightbarbel loach

Lefua echigonia

Nemacheilidae

Eregli loach

Oxynoemacheilus eregliensis

Nemacheilidae

Evezard's loach

Indoreonectes evezardi

Nemacheilidae

Flathead loach

Oreonectes platycephalus

Nemacheilidae

Forktail cave loach

Oreonectes furcocaudalis

Nemacheilidae

Geisler's loach

Schistura geisleri

Nemacheilidae

Goldthroat loach

Nemacheilus chrysolaimos

Nemacheilidae

Hamwi loach

Oxynoemacheilus hamwii

Nemacheilidae

Kapuas loach

Nemacheilus kapuasensis

Nemacheilidae

Kengtung loach

Schistura kengtungensis

Nemacheilidae

Kessler's loach

Paraschistura kessleri

Nemacheilidae

Kura loach

Oxynoemacheilus brandtii

Nemacheilidae

Leopard loach

Oxynoemacheilus panthera

Nemacheilidae

Longstripe loach

Nemacheilus longistriatus

Nemacheilidae

Mottled loach

Acanthocobitis botia

Nemacheilidae

Namir's loach

Oxynoemacheilus namiri

Nemacheilidae

Nikko loach

Lefua nikkonis

Nemacheilidae

Orange loach

Schistura melarancia

Nemacheilidae

Ornate loach

Nemacheilus ornatus

Nemacheilidae

Pale loach

Nemacheilus pallidus

Nemacheilidae

Rueppell's loach

Nemacheilus rueppelli

Nemacheilidae

Samanti loach

Oxynoemacheilus samanticus

Nemacheilidae

Scaleless loach

Paraschistura alepidota

Nemacheilidae

Shilin loach

Triplophysa shilinensis

Nemacheilidae

Silverline loach

Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma

Nemacheilidae

Stone loach

Barbatula barbatula

Nemacheilidae

Stone loach

Barbatula toni

Nemacheilidae

Striped loach

Traccatichthys taeniatus

Nemacheilidae

Syrian loach

Oxynoemacheilus insignis

Nemacheilidae

Thicklip loach

Neonoemacheilus labeosus

Nemacheilidae

Tibetan stone loach

Triplophysa stoliczkai

Nemacheilidae

Tigris loach

Oxynoemacheilus tigris

Nemacheilidae

Uncertain loach

Schistura incerta

Nemacheilidae

Vigna's crystal loach

Paracobitis vignai

Nemacheilidae

Waterfall cave loach

Nemacheilus troglocataractus

Nemacheilidae

Yersin's loach

Schistura yersini

Nemacheilidae

Zhengbaoshan cave loach

Heminoemacheilus zhengbaoshani

Nemacheilidae