| Main Ref. | Erkakan, F., F. Özdemir and S.C. Özeren, 2017 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks | Males have two lamina circularis at the based of first (unbranched) and second (unbranched) pectoral rays. Males have longer pectoral fin ,16.7-16.7 % SL (vs. 11.0-13.3 % SL in females) and ventral fin 11.6-12.5 % SL (vs. 9.9-10.9 %SL in females). |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
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). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 3 - 3 |
| Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | more or less truncate |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | 2 - 2 |
| Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 7 - 8 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |