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Cobitis elazigensis Coad & Sarieyyüpoglu, 1988

Tigris spined loach
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Turkey country information

Common names: Taşyiyen balığı, Tigris spined loach
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: creek at Cip, drainage of Murat Nehri, tributary of Euphrates River, Elazig Province, NMC85-0679A (holotype, 14.94 cm SL) (Ref. 12705); Tigris river basins (Ref. 106151). Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 58342). nEurTurk.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coad, B.W. and M. Sarieyyüpoglu, 1988
National Database: CLOMFOT

Common names from other countries

Eufrati hink, Taşyiyen balığı, سگ ماهي, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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