Oxynoemacheilus shehabi

Oxynoemacheilus shehabi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Oxynoemacheilus
Species:	O. shehabi
Binomial name
	Oxynoemacheilus shehabi; Freyhof & Geiger, 2021)

Last updated June 24, 2025

Oxynoemacheilus shehabi is a species of stone loach from the upper Orontes in southern Syria.^[1]

The fish is named in honor of Adwan Shehab (1967–2015). Adwan was killed in the streets of Dara’a as a result of the conflict in Syria.^[2]

References

↑ Freyhof, Jörg; Geiger, Matthias F. (2021-01-18). "Oxynoemacheilus shehabi, a new nemacheilid loach from the upper Orontes in southern Syria (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)" . Zootaxa. 4908 (4): 571–583. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4908.4.9. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33756606. S2CID 232338609.
↑ 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.

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[1] Freyhof, Jörg; Geiger, Matthias F. (2021-01-18). "Oxynoemacheilus shehabi, a new nemacheilid loach from the upper Orontes in southern Syria (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)" . Zootaxa. 4908 (4): 571–583. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4908.4.9. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33756606. S2CID 232338609.

[ETYFish-2] 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.

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