| Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Oxynoemacheilus |
| Species: | O. kaynaki |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki Erk'Akan, Özeren & Nalbant, 2008 | |
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.
The fish is named in honor of Hüseyin Kaynak, the father of senior author.
References
- Freyhof, J. (2014). "Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19428361A19848301. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19428361A19848301.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Rainer Froese; Daniel pauly, eds. (2017). "Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki Erk'akan, Özeren & Nalbant, 2008 Melid loach". Fishbase. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (a-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki | |