Cobitis anabelae Freyhof, Bayçelebi & Geiger, 2018

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Sungur, Sevil, Fricke, Ronald & Seçer, Burak, 2023, Freshwater lampreys and fishes of Türkiye; an annotated checklist, 2023, Turkish Journal of Zoology 47 (6), pp. 324-468 : 334

Cobitis anabelae Freyhof, Bayçelebi & Geiger, 2018 [N] ― Anabel’s spined loach/Taşısıran

Taxonomy. Original description: Cobitis anabelae Freyhof, Bayçelebi and Geiger, 2018: 48 , figs. 36-38 [Karasu River about 4 km south of Kırıkhan, Hatay Province, Türkiye; holotype: ZFMK ICH-98633]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Freyhof et al. (2018: 48, figs. 36-38) .

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Freyhof et al. (2018) Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Çiçek et al. (2018a, 2020). ― Turkish material: ZFMK.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Orontes River drainages. ― Distribution in river basins: 19-Asi ― General distribution: Asia Minor: lower reaches of the Orontes River drainage. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 437-Orontes. ― Habitat: This species lives in streams and lakes with clear water and bottoms with sand or fine gravel. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: NE (2023). ― Threats: Unknown. ― High sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― High priority for conservation action.

Cobitis aurata => Sabanejewia aurata

Cobitis balcanica => Sabanejewia balcanica

Cobitis battalgilae Băcescu, 1962 [E] ― Battalgil spined loach/Taşısıran

Taxonomy. Original description: Cobitis battalgili Băcescu, 1962: 437 , fig. 1b [ Türkiye (probably from Lake Beyşehir); lectotype: ZMH 4744]. ― Synonyms: Cobitis battalgili Băcescu, 1962 . ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None.

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Băcescu (1962). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2018 a, 2020). ― Turkish material: ZMH.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Lake Beyşehir basin and Manavgat River basin. ― Distribution in river basins: 9- Antalya, 16- Konya. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Beyşehir and Lake Suğla basins, Manavgat River basin, and below the Apa Reservoir ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 431-Central Anatolia, 432-Southern Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species lives in flowing waters with gravel, sand, and silt bottoms, often with dense submerged vegetation. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: EN. ― IUCN: EN (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: ABS, CON, COM, EUT, HAB. ― High sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― High priority for conservation action.

Cobitis battalgili => Cobitis battalgilae