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 Scrivia river (Liguria), Italy.
Source of chromosomes
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Number of specimens with sex
4 (3 male, 1 female)
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
12m+6sm+16st+16a
Fundamental arm number
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Chromosome length
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Sex chromosome
No heteromorphic sex chromosome pairs.
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.