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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Paracobitis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, kobitis, -idos = a kind of sardine; also related with the voice Greek, kobios, Latin gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); salihae: Named for the Saliha Kaya (1939-2015), mother of the first author; noun in the genitive, indeclinable.
Eponymy: Saliha Kaya (1939–2015) was the mother of the first author, Cüneyt Kaya. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Turkey.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 124024)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished and differs from P. zabgawraensis by having a greater predorsal length 56-57% SL (vs. 49-56); caudal fin truncate (vs. emarginate); greater prepelvic length 54% SL (vs. 50-53); longer barbels with outer rostral barbel 24-32% HL (vs. 16-24); maxillary barbel 27-34% HL (vs 19-27); further distinguished by a K2P distance of 3.6% (Ref. 124024).
Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kaya, C.., D. Turan, G. Kalayci, E. Bayçelebi and J. Freyhof, 2020. The westernmost known population of Paracobitis (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae), with the description of a new species from the Euphrates River in southern Anatolia. Zootaxa 4838(4):525-534. (Ref. 124024)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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