Nemacheilus is a genus of stone loaches native to Asia.
Schistura denisoni is a species of ray-finned fish in the stone loach genus Schistura described from the Bhavani river of Tamil Nadu.
Schistura manipurensis is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach in the genus Schistura. It is a benthic species of clear, fast flowing hill streams with pebbly beds which is found in the Chindwin basin in the Indian states of Manipur and Nagaland, there have also been unconfirmed reports from the basin of the Brahmaputra.
Schistura minuta is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Schistura, a benthic species found in hill streams in the Iyei River drainage in Manipur, India.
Schistura paucifasciata is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Schistura. This species is known only from Hwe-gna-sang River in the Hsipaw State, in the northern Shan States of Myanmar and has not been recorded since the type was collected. It is a benthic species which is found in hill streams with cool, flowing water.
Schistura rupecula is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Schistura. It is distributed through the eastern Himalayas from North Bengal through Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal and Uttar Pradesh in India and into Nepal. Its habitat is hill streams with pebbly stream beds while adults are often found in shallow water riffles and spring pools. The specific name rupecula means "rock dweller" which was given to the species by its describer John McClelland in reference to the hill streams around Simla from where the type specimens were collected. It is the type species of the genus Schistura.
Schistura semiarmata is a species of stone loach in the genus Schistura. It is found in the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu and, at least based on some sources, in Pakistan. It grows to 5.6 cm (2.2 in) SL. It is a very common species inhabiting high altitude streams with hard bottom. It is sometimes used as an aquarium fish.
Schistura zonata is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Schistura from hill streams in Assam, India. Its exact distribution is unknown and there have been records of this species since the type specimens were collected. Some authorities include Nemacheilus mugah as a synonym of S. zonata, which in turn has been regarded as a synonym of Schistura scaturigina, but these views are not currently widely accepted.
Nemacheilus doonensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Nemacheilus, although it has also been placed in the genus Schistura. from Dehra Dun in Uttar Pradesh where it occurs in clear, swift streams with pebbly beds.
Nemacheilus huapingensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Nemacheilus, although some authorities place this species in the genus Schistura.
Schistura kodaguensis is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach, in the genus Schistura. This species has been recorded from a single stream with a swift current and gravel bottom in the Cauvery River system in Karnataka, India. The specific name is derived from Kodagu District where the type specimen was collected.
Schistura nilgiriensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schistura.
Nemacheilus selangoricus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Nemacheilus. This species can be found in fast flowing forest streams with acidic water and sand-gravel substrate It occurs in the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Bangka and Belitung as well as in the Malay Peninsula from Singapore north to Trang and Songkhla in Thailand. It is collected for the aquarium trade.
Nemacheilus shuangjiangensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Nemacheilus although some authorities have placed it in either Schistura or Physoschistura.
Schistura sikmaiensis is a species of ray-finned fish, a stone loach in the genus Schistura. It is a benthic species which is found in cool, fast flowing streams with gravelly beds. It is found in the Irrawaddy River in Yunnan, Manipur and in Myanmar, it has been reported in Bangladesh and elsewhere in India.
Nemacheilus singhi is a species of ray-finned fish in the stone loach genus Nemacheilus, although some authorities place it in the genus Schistura. This species has only been recorded from a single locality in Nagaland, India.
Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus, the Thuttinjet stone loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Nemacheilus which has been recorded from just one locality in the west flowing river Seethanathi at Thuttinjet in Karnataka. This locality is at an altitude of 199m above sea level and has many cascades and waterfalls in its upstream portion. The stream is dominated by the presence of pebbles and boulders with gravel and sand making up approximately 5% of the substrate.
Nemacheilus yingjiangensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Nemacheilus, although some authorities place it in the genus Schistura. The species has only been recorded from the Daying River, a tributary of the Irrawaddy River in Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, China.
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 790 species.
Nemachilichthys shimogensis, the Shimoga loach, is a species of stone loach from the Western Ghats of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Although Fishbase treats it as a valid species some authorities state that N. shimogensis is the same species as, i.e. a synonym of, Nemacheilus rueppelli, which they then place as the only species in the genus Nemachilichthys.
