Nun galilaeus (Günther 1865)
Galilean loach
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Cobitis galilaea Günther, 1865; Nemacheilus galilaeus (Günther, 1865); Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus (Günther, 1865)
Conservation Status
Missing (Freyhof, 2026)
Last record: 2008 (Freyhof, 2026)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution & Habitat
Lake Muzayrib, Syria
"The species is often reported from the Hula wetlands and Lake Tiberias in Israel, but there is no positive evidence that it has occurred there."
(Freyhof, 2026)
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Günther, A. (1865). Report on a collection of reptiles and fishes from Palestine. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864(3): 488-493.
Other references:
Bănărescu, P. M., Nalbant, T. T. and Goren, M. (1982). The noemacheiline loaches from Israel (Pisces: Cobitidae: Noemacheilinae). Israel Journal of Zoology 31(1-2): 1-25.
Freyhof, J. (2014). Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T61277A19848403. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T61277A19848403.en. Accessed on 07 August 2026.
Freyhof, J. (2026). Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2026: e.T61277A135102124. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2026-1.RLTS.T61277A135102124.en. Accessed on 07 August 2026.
Freyhof, J., Erk'akan, F., Özeren, C. and Perdices, A. (2012). An overview of the western Palaearctic loach genus Oxynoemacheilus (Teleosei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 22(4): 301-312.
Goren, M. (2006). Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T61277A12456739. Accessed on 07 August 2026.