Stone loach · Barbatula barbatula

Stone loach in the Pipp Brook

Largest measured stone loach: 11.8 cm

The largest stone loach measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Pipp Brook was 11.8 cm, recorded at Sondes Place Farm on 25 September 2007.

Across 70 measured stone loach, the median measured length was 7.8 cm.

RiverFish uses Environment Agency survey measurements rather than rod-and-line angling records. These figures show fish measured during EA surveys of the Pipp Brook.

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Most recent observation29 September 2016Upstream Pixham Pumping Station · 3 fish

Largest measured stone loach: 11.8 cm
Median length: 7.8 cm
Fish measured: 70
Survey locations: 5

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured stone loach

The largest individual measurements in this river and species dataset. Equal measurements are retained as separate surveyed fish.

Length	Survey date	Survey location	Survey ID
11.8 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975
11.6 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975
11.3 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975
11.2 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975
11.2 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975
11.1 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975
10.9 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975
10.8 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975
10.8 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975
10.8 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975

Lengths are direct survey measurements. RiverFish does not estimate fish weights from length.

Explore the river

Where stone loach were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one stone loach record.

Choose a point on the map to see what was recorded there.

Map points are approximate and don’t show fishing access. Check local permissions before visiting.

Place surveyed	First recorded	Last recorded	Visits finding stone loach
Upstream Pixham Pumping Station	30 Oct 2012	29 Sept 2016	2
Sondes Place Farm ds Bridge	28 Sept 2016	28 Sept 2016	1
Pixham Pumping Station	30 Oct 2012	30 Oct 2012	1
Sondes Place Farm	16 Jul 1993	8 Oct 2012	4
Deepdene Station	19 Nov 2008	19 Nov 2008	1

Choose a point or table row to see the location. More survey visits can mean more records, but not necessarily more fish.

1993–2016

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded stone loach that year.

193

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096

097

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099

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106

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108

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312

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216

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 70 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest: 5.2 cm
Lower quarter: 7 cm
Median: 7.9 cm
Upper quarter: 10.4 cm
Largest: 11.8 cm

0–99 mm

100–199 mm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

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Explore the Pipp Brook

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Before you fish

Good to know

These are past survey records, so the fish present today may be different. Map points are approximate—check local access, permissions and fishing rules before visiting.

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