Rheophile

A rheophile is an organism that prefers to live in fast moving water.

Examples of rheophilic animals

Insecta

*"Epeorus sylvicola", a rheophilic mayfly species (Ephemeroptera).

Birds

*American Dipper, "Cinclus mexicanus", family Cinclidae.

Fish

* The fish family Balitoridae, also known as the hill stream loaches.
* The fish family Loricariidae.
* The fish family Gyrinocheilidae.

* Rheophilic cichlid genera/species.
**"Oxylapia polli" a Madagascan cichlid.
**"Paretroplus nourissati" a Madagascan cichlid.
**"Steatocranus" species, freshwater fish from the family Cichlidae.
**"Teleocichla" species, freshwater fish from the family Cichlidae.
**"Teleogramma" species, freshwater fish from the family Cichlidae.

*"Chiloglanis neumanni" a freshwater catfish from Lake Malawi.
* The Danube streber "Zingel streber", family Percidae.
* "Leuciscus idus", a freshwater cyprinid

Mollusca

*"Ancylus fluviatilis"
*"Lymnaea ovata"
*"Bithynia tentaculata"

Caudata, Class Amphibia

*"Neurergus strauchii, a newt from Turkey"
*"Pachytriton labiatus, a newt from China"

ee also

*Lotic