Cobitis | |
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Cobitis delicata | |
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Cobitis paludica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cobitidae |
Genus: | Cobitis Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Cobitis taenia Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Cobitis is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cobitidae from temperate and subtropical Eurasia. It contains the "typical spiny loaches", including the well-known spined loach of Europe. [2] Similar spiny loaches, occurring generally south of the range of Cobitis, are nowadays separated in Sabanejewia . [3]
There are currently 97 recognized species in this genus: