What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Ohrid Stone Loach been recorded?

Barbatula sturanyi occurrence evidence comes from 9 records in 3 countries and territories, from 1992 to 1992. Most records come from North Macedonia.

CypriniformesNemacheilidaeBarbatula

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

9 records across 3 countries and territories, 1992–1992.

Barbatula sturanyi · GBIF taxon key 2357651

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-24. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: January.

0 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

historical describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where Ohrid Stone Loach has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Ohrid Stone Loach. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
North Macedonia 4
Kosovo 3
Serbia 2

Related animals

Others in the family Nemacheilidae.

Stone Loach
Stone Loach
50,705 records
Record pattern: historical
Historical records with no recent record in the covered source. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.