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Lake stone loach

Barbatula ommata Calegari, Freyhof, Waldock, Wegscheider, Josi, Rüber & Seehausen, 2025

Status not recordedbony fish

The lake stone loach (Barbatula ommata) is a species in the family Nemacheilidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the lake stone loach

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lake stone loach live?

Not recorded

Is the lake stone loach endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the lake stone loach classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyNemacheilidae
  6. genusBarbatula
  7. SpeciesBarbatula ommata Calegari, Freyhof, Waldock, Wegscheider, Josi, Rüber & Seehausen, 2025
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • SeeschmerleGerman
  • SeebartgrundelGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lake stone loach

Other species in the same genus Barbatula.

LC, Least Concern
Stone loach (Barbatula barbatula)

Stone loach

Barbatula barbatula

Nemacheilidae

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the lake stone loach?

The lake stone loach (Barbatula ommata) belongs to the family Nemacheilidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lake stone loach (Barbatula ommata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lake-stone-loach

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BibTeX
@misc{lake_stone_loach_2026,
  title = {Lake stone loach (Barbatula ommata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lake-stone-loach},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}