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No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Cobitidae.
分类 / Names 俗名 | 同种异名 | Catalog of Fishes(属, 种) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Etymology: Cobitis:Greek, kobitis, -idos = a kind of sardine; also related with the voice Greek, kobios, Latin gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); feroniae:Named after the ancient Italic goddess of wilderness, water, springs, and wild animals, Feronia, who was worshiped in Pontine marshes; noun in apposition (Ref. 132444).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / 深度上下限 / distribution range 生态学
This species is distinguished by the following characters: with many, small, black dots below mid-lateral row of blotches (Z4) at least in individuals larger than 5.0 cm SL (these dots are found along a wide band between the pectoral-fin base and the caudal peduncle, and even on the belly in some individuals, while being restricted to a field above and in front of the anal-fin base in other individuals: some individuals smaller than 5.0 cm SL, the black dots are absent; usually with a single, black spot at the upper caudal peduncle; blotches in Z4, below dorsal-fin base, are usually round or square-shaped; with black nares; black spots on caudal peduncle are small and often hardly visible (Ref. 132444). Cross section: compressed.
Found in spring-fed rivers and channels with slow flowing water and soft substrates. Also found in small agricultural ditches connected to the main channels that are only seasonally flooded (Ref. 132444).
Life cycle and mating behavior 成熟度 | 繁殖 | 产卵场 | 卵 | 孕卵数 | 仔鱼
Novaga, R., D. Bellucci, M.F. Geiger and J. Freyhof, 2024. Cobitis feroniae, a new spined loach from southern Latium, Italy (Teleostei: Cobitidae). Zootaxa 5458(3):385-402. (Ref. 132444)
