Cobitis hellenica is a species of ray-finned fish in the true loach family (Cobitidae). It is endemic to Greece.[1]
| Cobitis hellenica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cobitidae |
| Genus: | Cobitis |
| Species: | C. hellenica
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| Binomial name | |
| Cobitis hellenica Economidis & Nalbant, 1996
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It belongs to the subgenus Bicanestrinia, together with C. arachthosensis, C. meridionalis and C. trichonica. According to cladistic analysis of DNA sequence data (nDNA RAG-1 and S7 ribosomal protein intron 1, and mtDNA cytochrome b), the first of these is an extremely close relative and might arguably be included in the present species. C. arachthosensis is only found in the Arachthos River basin, parapatric to the range of C. hellenica.[1][2]
Its natural habitats are the Louros and Thyamis River basins. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1][3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Cobitis hellenica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T5032A11108830. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T5032A11108830.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Perdices et al. (2008)
- ^ Perdices et al. (2008)
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Cobitis hellenica" in FishBase. January 2024 version.
- Perdices, Anabel; Bohlen, Jörg & Doadrio, Ignacio (2008): The molecular diversity of adriatic spined loaches (Teleostei, Cobitidae). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 46(1): 382–390. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.05.007 (HTML abstract)