Cobitis strumicae, Karaman, 1955
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820718 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FE76-FE3D-28AB-FD8FFBB6FC3A |
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Felipe |
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Cobitis strumicae |
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Common name. Struma spined loach.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Cobitis in Marmara basin by: ● two laminae circularis in male / ○ usually two small spots at caudal base, often very small or absent / ○ zone Z4 with 12–21 roundish or squarish blotches, sometimes indistinct or fused two by two / ○ flank not pigmented below zone Z4. Size up to 110 mm SL.
Distribution. Türkiye: Kocaçay in Çanakkale province and a doubtful record from Terme ( Samsun, Black Sea basin). European Aegean and Black Sea basins: from Struma
Cobitis troasensis ; stream Tuzla, Türkiye; male, 60 mm SL.
drainage to Varna area ( Greece, Bulgaria, Türkiye), Lakes Volvi and Koronia ( Greece); Danube basin in Bulgaria. Expected to be more widespread.
Habitat. Still to flowing waters with sandy or muddy bottoms.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. LC.
Further reading. Economidis & Nalbant 1997 (description); Freyhof et al. 2018c (record from Anatolia); Özpiçak et al. 2023 (record from Samsun).
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