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Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Etymology: Cobitis: Greek, kobitis, -idos = a kind of sardine; also related with the voice Greek, kobios, Latin gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Farhad Faridpak (1910–1995) was an Iranian ichthyologist and fishery scientist who worked on the fish of the Caspian Sea. Most notably, he was the founder of the Iranian Northern Fisheries and was a member of the board of the Iran Fishery Organisation. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Southern Caspian Sea Basin in Iran.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111770); max. published weight: 6.30 g (Ref. 111770)
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Mousavi-Sabet, H., E.D. Vasil’eva, S. Vatandoust and V.P. Vasil’ev, 2011. Cobitis faridpaki sp. nova - a new spined loach species (Cobitidae) from the Southern Caspian Sea Basin (Iran). J. Ichthyol. 51(10):925-931. (Ref. 88937)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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