Cobitis is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cobitidae from temperate and subtropical Eurasia. It contains the "typical spiny loaches", including the well-known spined loach of Europe.[2] Similar spiny loaches, occurring generally south of the range of Cobitis, are nowadays separated in Sabanejewia.[3]
Cobitis | |
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Cobitis delicata | |
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Cobitis paludica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cobitidae |
Genus: | Cobitis Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Cobitis taenia Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Synonyms | |
Acanestrinia Bǎcescu, 1962 |
There are currently 96 recognized species in this genus:
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