| General information |
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Cobitis taenia Linnaeus (1758) |
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| Common name | Spined loach |
| Synonyms |
- |
| 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; questionable: Japan; questionable: Taiwan; introduced: Vietnam; native: Iran; native: Turkey; native: Russia; native: UK; native: Germany; native: France; native: Spain; native: Italy; native: Bulgaria; native: Ukraine; native: Romania; native: Azerbaijan; native: Norway; native: Sweden; native: Denmark; native: Finland; native: Belgium; native: Netherlands; native: Albania; native: Austria; native: Belarus; native: Bosnia and Herzegovina; native: Croatia; native: Czech Republic; native: Estonia; native: Hungary; native: Latvia; native: Liechtenstein; native: Lithuania; native: Luxembourg; native: Poland; native: Serbia; native: Slovakia; native: Slovenia; native: Switzerland |
| Remarks |
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| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| 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 |
- |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| 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 |
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. |
| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Scrivia river (Liguria), Italy. |
| Source of chromosomes |
- |
| Number of specimens with sex |
4 (3 male, 1 female) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
50 |
| Karyotype formula |
12m+6sm+16st+16a |
| Fundamental arm number |
- |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
No heteromorphic sex chromosome pairs. |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
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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