Cobitis taenia ';
General information
 
Cobitis taenia Linnaeus (1758)
 
 
Common nameSpined loach
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cobitidae.
Geographical distribution
China; Japan; Taiwan; Vietnam; Iran; Turkey; Russia; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Italy; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Azerbaijan; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; Albania; Austria; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Czech Republic; Estonia; Hungary; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Poland; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Switzerland
Occurrence Native: China, Iran, Turkey, Russia, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Azerbaijan, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Netherlands, Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland
Questionable: Japan, Taiwan
Introduced: Vietnam
Importance
Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Klawoj Lake and Bug River (Vistula River basin), Poland.
Source of chromosomes
Cephalic kidney cells.
Number of specimens with sex
2 male, 2 female (Klawoj Lake); 2 male, 3 female (Bug River).
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
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Fundamental arm number
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Chromosome length
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Sex chromosome
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
28S and 5S rDNA signals were located on distinct chromosome pairs. 28S rDNA loci differed locations in their number ranging from 3–6 chromosomes. 50% of metaphase showed 5S rDNA sites on two chromosome pairs while 42% showed on three.
Reference(s)
Boron´ A, Ozouf-Costaz C, Coutanceau J-P, Woroniecka K (2006). Gene mapping of 28S and 5S rDNA sites in the spined loach Cobitis taenia (Pisces, Cobitidae) from a diploid population and a diploid–tetraploid population. Genetica, 128: 71–79.