Barbatula quignardi
| Barbatula quignardi | |
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| Languedoc stone loach | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Barbatula |
| Species: | B. quignardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Barbatula quignardi (Băcescu-Mester, 1967)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Barbatula quignardi, the Languedoc stone loach or Les stone loach,, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbatula, which belongs to the family Nemacheilidae, the stone loaches. [3]
Habitat
This loach is found in the drainage of Ebro, Bidasoa and Nervión in Spain and Lez, Tech, Adour and Garonne drainages in France.[4]
Size
This species reaches a length of 7.0 cm (2.8 in).[4]
Etymology
The species honors ichthyologist Jean‑Pierre Quignard (b. 1934), then of the Marine Station at Sète and later Montpellier University, whose courtesy allowed the author to secure the type specimens.[5]
References
- ^ Ford, M. (2024). "Barbatula quignardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T258617815A135107096. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T258617815A135107096.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Barbatula quignardi". FishBase. October 2024 version.
- ^ Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Barbatula quignardi". FishBase. February 2025 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family NEMACHEILIDAE Regan 1911 (Stone or Brook Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 January 2026.