Classification / Names
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Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Etymology: Cobitis: Greek, kobitis, -idos = a kind of sardine; also related with the voice Greek, kobios, Latin gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); obtusirostra: Derived from the Latin obtusus, meaning blunt, and rostrum, meaning beak, in reference to the bluntly rounded snout..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Subtropical
Asia: Lianjiang and Wengjiang Rivers in Guangdong Province, China.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 118058); 11.1 cm SL (female)
Description synthétique
Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total): 3; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 7; Épines anales 3; Rayons mous anaux: 5. Cobitis obtusirostra differs from other species of Cobitis by the combination of following characteristers: mental lobes undeveloped, with pointed tips; slightly large scales, prolonged, with a slightly large, excentric and closer to the base focal area, and 26-33 radial grooves; males possess a cystiform lamina circularis, and a sharp and nearly filamentous tip of the pectoral-fin ray; five Gambetta pigment lines, L2 showing a row of irregularly minute spots that merged into a band, the thickness of which was reduced towards the end of the dorsal fin; L5 with 8-10 rounded blotches; and a conspicuous jet-black arcuate spot, smaller than the eye diameter on the upper part of the caudal peduncle (Ref. 118058).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Chen, Y., X. Sui, D. He and Y. Chen, 2015. Three new species of cobitid fish genus Cobitis (Teleostei, Cobitidae) from the River Pearl basin of China. Folia Zool 64(1):1-16. (Ref. 118058)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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