Cobitis evreni, Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu & Jouladeh-Roudbar & Kaya, 2025
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820668 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FE67-FE2F-2885-F9E6FD02F9E6 |
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Felipe |
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Cobitis evreni |
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Common name. Ceyhan spined loach.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Cobitis in Mediterranean basin east of Eşen and endorheic basins in Central Anatolia by: ● a bold-brown stripe in Z4 between head and vertical of anal origin / ○ flank below Z4 unpigmented / ○ external part of suborbital spine bifurcate / ○ no black spot at upper caudal base / ○ two laminae circularis in male. Size up to 80 mm SL.
Distribution. Türkiye: Göksun and Savrun in middle Ceyhan drainage.
Habitat. Running waters with gravel or sand bottoms, also on lakeshores.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. EN; appears to be declining within its very small range.
Remarks. Cobitis evreni , C. aliyeae , and C. erkakanae are the three Cobitis species found in Ceyhan drainage. All three species occur in allopatry within Ceyhan drainage, C. evreni inhabiting hillstream habitats in middle and upper Ceyhan drainage.
Further reading. Erk’akan et al. 2008a (description); Freyhof et al. 2018c (description).
Cobitis fahireae ; Büyük Menderes drainage, Türkiye; 51 mm SL. Cobitis fahireae ; Bakırçay drainage, Türkiye; male, 46 mm SL.
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