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Stone loach · Barbatula barbatula

Stone loach in the River Gipping (Main Reaches)

Largest measured stone loach: 11.3 cm

The largest stone loach measured in Environment Agency surveys of the River Gipping (Main Reaches) was 11.3 cm, recorded at Station Road Bridge on 19 April 2001.

Across 380 measured stone loach, the median measured length was 7.3 cm.

RiverFish uses Environment Agency survey measurements rather than rod-and-line angling records. These figures show fish measured during EA surveys of the River Gipping (Main Reaches).

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Most recent observation24 April 2025Needham Market · 4 fish
Largest measured stone loach
11.3 cm
Median length
7.3 cm
Fish measured
380
Survey locations
7

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.

LengthSurvey dateSurvey locationSurvey ID
11.3 cm19 Apr 2001Station Road Bridge4156
11 cm19 Apr 2004Station Road Bridge83721
10.7 cm10 Apr 2008Sproughton Intake110753
10.7 cm24 Apr 2003Sproughton Intake79184
10.3 cm19 Apr 2001Station Road Bridge4156
10.2 cm22 Apr 2008Munton & Fison110846
10.2 cm28 Mar 2007Station Road Bridge104951
10.2 cm9 Apr 2003Needham Market75949
10 cm17 Apr 2025Munton & Fison177116
10 cm2 May 2002Station Road Bridge51420

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 surveyedFirst recordedLast recordedVisits finding stone loach
Needham Market3 May 200224 Apr 202513
Downstream Bramford Lock22 Apr 200323 Apr 202512
Munton & Fison26 Oct 198917 Apr 202518
Station Road Bridge21 Jun 199615 Apr 202515
Sproughton Intake24 Apr 200320 May 20199
Bushmans Bridge7 Nov 19897 Nov 19891
Upstream Sharnford Lock2 Nov 19892 Nov 19891

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

1989–2025

Survey records by year

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

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 380 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
3.5 cm
Lower quarter
6.2 cm
Median
7.3 cm
Upper quarter
8.2 cm
Largest
11.3 cm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

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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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