General information |
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| Cobitis turcica (Hanko, 1925) | ||
| Common name | Turkish spined loach | |
| Synonyms |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Not Reported |
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| Habitat | - |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cobitidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | - |
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| Occurrence | - | |
| Importance | ||
| Remarks | - |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Melendiz stream, Konya closed basin, Turkiye. | |
| Source of chromosomes | - |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 4 |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 50 |
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| Karyotype formula | 8m+16sm+14st+12t |
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| Fundamental arm number | 74 |
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| Chromosome length | - |
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| Sex chromosome | Heteromorphic sex chromosomes not detected. |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Ag-NOR located at short arms of metacentric chromosome pair 1. Light and dark C-bands observed pericentromerically on almost all chromosomes. Homozygous NOR associated with heterochromatin region. |
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| Reference(s) |
Arslan A, Alpaslan Z. (2025). Karyotype macrostructure in two species of Cobitis from Turkiye: A first report for Cobitis battalgilae and a re-examination of Cobitis turcica (Cypriniformes: Cobitidae). Acta Zool. Bulg., 77 (2): 273-278. |
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