Oxynoemacheilus samanticus

Oxynoemacheilus samanticus, the Kizilirmak sportive loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Oxynoemacheilus.^[3] It is found in streams and rivers with a fast current over gravel substrate and is endemic to eastern Anatolia, Turkey where it is found in the Kizilirmak system which drains into the Black Sea, as well as the headwaters of the Euphrates.^[1]

Oxynoemacheilus samanticus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Oxynoemacheilus
Species:	O. samanticus
Binomial name
Oxynoemacheilus samanticus (Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1978)[2]
Synonyms
Orthrias brandtii samantica Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1978 Barbatula samantica (Banarescu & Nalbant, 1978) Schistura samantica (Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1978)