General information |
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| Cobitis taenia Linnaeus (1758) | ||
| Common name | Spined loach | |
| Synonyms |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cobitidae. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Remarks | - |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Scrivia river (Liguria), Italy. | |
| Source of chromosomes | - |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 4 (3 male, 1 female) |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 50 |
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| Karyotype formula | 12m+6sm+16st+16a |
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| Fundamental arm number | - |
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| Chromosome length | - |
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| Sex chromosome | No heteromorphic sex chromosome pairs. |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | - |
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| Reference(s) |
Cataudella S, Sola L, Muratori RA, Capanna E (1977). The chromosomes of 11 species of Cyprinidae and one Cobitidae from Italy, with some remarks on the problem of polyploidy in the Cypriniformes. Genetica, 47(3): 161-171. |
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