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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); shikokuensis: Named for its type locality, Shikoku Island..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Shikoku Island, Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 117925); 5.6 cm SL (female)
Oviparous, possibly with distinct pairing during breeding similar to congeners (Ref. 205). Females attain maximum length of 5.6 cm SL (Ref. 57732).
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Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Suzawa, Y., 2006. A new loach, Cobitis shikokuensis (Teleostei: Cobitidae), from Shikoku Island, Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 53(4):315-322. (Ref. 57732)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v)); Date assessed: 08 December 2017
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00254 - 0.01244), b=3.05 (2.87 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assumed Fec < 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).