FB-64630 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64630 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Cobitidae Protocobitis Protocobitis polylepis Zhu, Lü, Yang & Zhang, 2008 Crimean spined loach Krimmi hink Cobitis taurica Vasil'eva, Vasil'ev, Janko, Ráb & Rábová, 2005 2008-08-18 2024-03-21 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof0 Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp. (Ref. 59043) Freyhof, J. and B. Stelbrink0 Cobitis illyrica, a new species of loach from Croatia (Teleostei: Cobitidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 18(3):269-275. (Ref. 75104) Janko, K., V.P. Vasil'ev, P. Ráb, M. Rábová, V. Slechtová and E.D. Vasil'eva0 Genetic and morphological analyses of 50-chromosome spined loaches (Cobitis, Cobitidae, Pisces) from the Black Sea basin that are morphologically similar to C. taenia, with the description of a new species. Folia Zool. 54(4):405-420. (Ref. 78640) eElurikkus0 eElurikkus koondab ühte portaali Eesti eluslooduse andmed. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/ (Ref. 105471) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-GeneralDescr-64640 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-08-28 00:00:00 2021-02-19 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64640 Found in streams with still to moderately flowing clear water, on sand to silt bottom or in dense vegetation (Ref. 59043). Oviparous, possibly with distinct pairing during breeding similar to congeners (Ref. 205). Population is threatened due to a concentrated distribution in a very limited stretch of stream which might dry up in summer (Ref. 59043). Females grow up to a maximum length of 9.1 SL (Ref. 78640). Janko, K., V.P. Vasil'ev, P. Ráb, M. Rábová, V. Slechtová and E.D. Vasil'eva 2005 Genetic and morphological analyses of 50-chromosome spined loaches (Cobitis, Cobitidae, Pisces) from the Black Sea basin that are morphologically similar to C. taenia, with the description of a new species. Folia Zool. 54(4):405-420. (Ref. 78640) FB-DiagnosticDescr-64640 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-08-28 00:00:00 2010-06-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64640 Distinguished from other species by possessing the following characters: upper part of caudal-fin base with elongated narrow dark spot; males with one lamina Canestrini in the pectoral fin, usually broad, axe-shaped; more or less rounded scales with a relatively small central part devoid of cross furrows; Gambetta’s zones of pigmentation are well developed, the fourth zone with relatively small and low 15-28, usually more than 18 spots whose depth is about two times smaller than the horizontal eye diameter (the largest spots on the caudal peduncle are also noticeably smaller than the horizontal eye diameter); the suborbital spine always reaches the posterior edge of the pupil and usually goes further and in small specimens (with TL less than 6.5 cm), usually reaches the posterior edge of the eye; the outer branch of this spine usually (95.5 %) goes as far as centre of eye and often further; head moderately long and deep with a more or less straight profile; 2n=50 (5 pairs of meta-, 15 pairs of submeta-, 4 pairs of subtelo- and 1 pair of acrocentrics), NF=90 (Ref. 78640). Janko, K., V.P. Vasil'ev, P. Ráb, M. Rábová, V. Slechtová and E.D. Vasil'eva 2005 Genetic and morphological analyses of 50-chromosome spined loaches (Cobitis, Cobitidae, Pisces) from the Black Sea basin that are morphologically similar to C. taenia, with the description of a new species. Folia Zool. 54(4):405-420. (Ref. 78640) FB-Morphology-64640 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-08-28 00:00:00 2010-06-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64640 Dorsal spines (total): 2 - 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 8; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Analsoft rays: 5 - 6 Janko, K., V.P. Vasil'ev, P. Ráb, M. Rábová, V. Slechtová and E.D. Vasil'eva 2005 Genetic and morphological analyses of 50-chromosome spined loaches (Cobitis, Cobitidae, Pisces) from the Black Sea basin that are morphologically similar to C. taenia, with the description of a new species. Folia Zool. 54(4):405-420. (Ref. 78640) FB-Distribution-64640 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-08-28 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64640 Europe: Chornaya River in Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine.A population known from lower South Bug with similar chromosome characters might represent an unnamed species (Ref. 59043). Janko, K., V.P. Vasil'ev, P. Ráb, M. Rábová, V. Slechtová and E.D. Vasil'eva 2005 Genetic and morphological analyses of 50-chromosome spined loaches (Cobitis, Cobitidae, Pisces) from the Black Sea basin that are morphologically similar to C. taenia, with the description of a new species. Folia Zool. 54(4):405-420. (Ref. 78640) FB-LifeCycle-64640 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 2008-08-28 00:00:00 2021-02-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=64640&StockCode=54616 During courtship, 'the male follows the female and, after both enter dense vegetation (e.g. filamentous algae), the male forms a complete ring around the female's body behind the dorsal as the female releases the eggs' (Ref. 59043). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-Size-64640 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-08-28 00:00:00 2021-02-19 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64640 9.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 75104)); 9.15 cm SL (female) Freyhof, J. and B. Stelbrink 2007 Cobitis illyrica, a new species of loach from Croatia (Teleostei: Cobitidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 18(3):269-275. (Ref. 75104) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-64640 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-08-28 00:00:00 2021-02-19 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64640 benthopelagic; freshwater