The Starostin's loach (Troglocobitis starostini) is a species of troglobitic stone loach endemic to Turkmenistan.[2] It is the only known member of the genus Troglocobitis, but it has previously been included in the genus Nemacheilus. It is the only cavefish known from Central Asia.[3] The species English vernacular name and specific name honour the hydrobiologist I. V. Starostin, who was a researcher of the inland waters of Turkmenistan.[4]

Starostin's loach
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Troglocobitis
Parin, 1983
Species:
T. starostini
Binomial name
Troglocobitis starostini
(Parin, 1983)
Synonyms

Nemacheilus starostini Parin, 1983

References

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  1. ^ Karimov, B. (2020). "Troglocobitis starostini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T39461A156723710. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T39461A156723710.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Troglocobitis starostini". FishBase. December 2012 version.
  3. ^ Aldemaro, R., editor (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes, p. 20. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. ISBN 978-1402000768
  4. ^ "Family NEMACHEILIDAE Regan 1911 (Stone or Brook Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.