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Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Eponymy: Georgy Vasil’evich Nikolskyi (1910–1977) was a Russian ichthyologist who became Head of the Ichthyology Department at Moscow University and the Laboratory of Ichthyology Institute of Animal Morphology of the USSR. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate
Asia: Russian Federation.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 85151); 15.6 cm TL (female)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Bogutskaya, N.G. and A.M. Naseka, 2002. REGIONAL CHECK-LISTS: Amur River Drainage Area in Russia. In Website and Database: "Freshwater Fishes of Russia": A Source of Information on the Current State of the Fauna. Zoological Institute RAS. (Ref. 58298)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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