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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); sipahilerae: Named for Prof. Dr. Füsun Sipahiler, the friend of Prof. Dr. Füsun Erkakan.
Eponymy: Dr Füsun Sipahiler is a Turkish entomologist and, in particular, a trichopterologist who is a professor emeritus at Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Yediarıklar Stream, Aksu River, Kırk gözler-Topçular, Antalya Province, Turkey.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 115646); 8.8 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 6. Cobitis sipahilerae is distinguished from all other species of Bicanestrinia Cobitis by the absence of 5th Gambetta zone, third zone similar to the first zone but with smaller spots, fourth zone consisting triangular or square-like blotches, in some specimens the blotches merged as a stripe; mouth arched with lips a little furrowed, mental lobe moderate marked and covered with papilla; and thinner caudal peduncle (Ref. 115646).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Erkakan, F., F. Özdemir and S.C. Özeren, 2017. Two new species of the genus Cobitis Linnaeus (Teleostei: Cobitidae) from Turkey. FishTaxa 2(2):82-89. (Ref. 115646)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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