Stone loach · Barbatula barbatula

Stone loach in the Tadnoll Brook

Largest measured stone loach: 11.8 cm

The largest stone loach measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Tadnoll Brook was 11.8 cm, recorded at Cider Museum on 13 September 2011.

Across 37 measured stone loach, the median measured length was 8.8 cm.

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

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Most recent observation17 June 2025Broomhill eel

Largest measured stone loach: 11.8 cm
Median length: 8.8 cm
Fish measured: 37
Survey locations: 6

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	13 Sept 2011	Cider Museum	127975
10.5 cm	13 Sept 2011	Cider Museum	127975
10.4 cm	13 Sept 2011	Broomhill eel	127947
10.2 cm	13 Sept 2011	Cider Museum	127975
10.2 cm	13 Sept 2011	Broomhill eel	127947
10 cm	13 Sept 2011	Broomhill eel	127947
10 cm	13 Sept 2011	Broomhill eel	127947
9.8 cm	13 Sept 2011	Cider Museum	127975
9.6 cm	13 Sept 2011	Cider Museum	127975
9.6 cm	13 Sept 2011	Broomhill eel	127947

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
Broomhill eel	30 Sept 2008	17 Jun 2025	8
Tadnoll Mill House	20 Jul 2021	20 Jul 2021	1
Cider Museum	13 Sept 2011	19 Oct 2015	2
Broomhill spatial (woods)	12 Sept 2005	29 Sept 2015	3
Tadnoll meadows	20 Aug 2009	1 Sept 2015	3
Tadnoll brook	1 Sept 2015	1 Sept 2015	1

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

2005–2025

Survey records by year

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

105

006

007

108

309

110

211

012

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014

515

016

117

018

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020

221

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123

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125

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 37 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest: 4.8 cm
Lower quarter: 7.8 cm
Median: 8.8 cm
Upper quarter: 9.6 cm
Largest: 11.8 cm

0–99 mm

100–199 mm

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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