Zeta Stone Loach

Diagnosed from its congeners in Europe by the following combination of characters: pelvic fin origin beneath base of branched dorsal rays 2-4; back between nape and end of dorsal base with 2-4 dark blotches; caudal fin slightly emarginate; caudal peduncle depth 1.4-1.8 times in its length, 1.4-1.6 times in body depth (Ref. 59043).

Inhabits streams and rivers with stone and gravel bottom (Ref. 59043).

Barbatula zetensis, also known as the Zeta stone loach, is a species of Cypriniformes fish in the genus Barbatula it is found in the drainage of the River Morača in the Lake Skadar basin in Montenegro. It is common in streams and rivers with stone bottom.