Nemacheilus is a genus of stone loaches native to Asia.
Nomenclature The genus name has occasionally appeared in scientific literature as Noemacheilus, an incorrect subsequent spelling of Nemacheilus. This variant, Nematocheilus, Nemacheilos and Nematocheilos are not valid synonyms under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and are treated as lapsus calami in modern taxonomic works. Noemacheilus Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823 is considered a nomen nudum. Nemachilus Günther, 1868 is an unjustified emendation.
Species These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
Nemacheilus anguilla Annandale, 1919 (eel loach) Nemacheilus banar Freyhof & Serov, 2001 Nemacheilus binotatus H. M. Smith, 1933 Nemacheilus cacao Bohlen, Kottelat & Šlechtová, 2022 Nemacheilus chrysolaimos (Valenciennes, 1846) Nemacheilus cleopatra Freyhof & Serov, 2001 Nemacheilus corica (F. Hamilton, 1822) (incertae sedis, most likely in this genus) Nemacheilus elegantissimus P. K. Chin & Samat, 1992 Nemacheilus fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1846) (Barred loach) Nemacheilus jaklesii (Bleeker, 1852) (species inquirenda, most likely in this genus) Nemacheilus kaimurensis Husain & Tilak, 1998 (incertae sedis, most likely in this genus) Nemacheilus kapuasensis Kottelat, 1984 Nemacheilus longipectoralis Popta, 1905 Nemacheilus longipinnis C. G. E. Ahl, 1922 Nemacheilus longistriatus Kottelat, 1990 Nemacheilus marang Hadiaty & Kottelat, 2010 Nemacheilus masyae H. M. Smith, 1933 (Arrow loach) Nemacheilus nandingensis Zhu & Wang, 1985 Nemacheilus olivaceus Boulenger, 1894 Nemacheilus ornatus Kottelat, 1990 Nemacheilus pallidus Kottelat, 1990 Nemacheilus papillos H. H. Tan & Kottelat, 2009 Nemacheilus paucimaculatus Bohlen & Šlechtová, 2011 Nemacheilus pezidion Kottelat, 2022 Nemacheilus pfeifferae (Bleeker, 1853) Nemacheilus platiceps Kottelat, 1990 Nemacheilus pullus Kottelat, 2023 Nemacheilus rueppelli (Sykes, 1839) (Mongoose loach) Nemacheilus saravacensis Boulenger, 1894 Nemacheilus spiniferus Kottelat, 1984 Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus Arunachalam & Muralidharan, 2009 (incertae sedis, most likely in this genus) Nemacheilus tebo Hadiaty & Kottelat, 2009 Nemacheilus troglocataractus Kottelat & Géry, 1989 (Blind cave loach) Nemacheilus tuberigum Hadiaty & Siebert, 2001 Nemacheilus zonatus Page, Pfeiffer, Suksri, Randall & Boyd, 2020
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