Cobitis pirii, Freyhof, Baycelebi & Geiger, 2018
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820699 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FE7F-FE34-2885-FDBEFD43F9D5 |
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Felipe |
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Cobitis pirii |
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Common name. Pisidian spined loach.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Cobitis in Mediterranean basin east of Eşen and endorheic basins in Central Anatolia by: ○ flank pattern well organised in four Gambetta zones, blotches in Z4 organised in a wide band or two rows of spots, and blotches in some individuals or populations / ○ external part of suborbital spine simple / ○ black spot present at upper caudal base / ○ back with 13–20 dark-brown, roundish blotches, often irregularly shaped or fused to each other / ○ two laminae circularis in male. Size up to 97 mm SL.
Distribution. Türkiye: Lake Eğirdir basin, upper Aksu and Köprüçay drainages.
Habitat. Streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, usually on sand or fine gravel in slow or moderate fast-flowing waters.
Biology. No data.
Cobitis puncticulata ; Lake Ulubat basin, Türkiye; male, 64 mm SL.
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