Galatian Spined Loach

materials_examined

Inland water: 35100 - 42 (12 spc.), 13.06.2006, Stream at Ortakoey north of Aksehir, Konya, 38 ° 26.837 ' N 31 ° 31.049 ' E, M. Oezulug, J. Freyhof.

A catalogue of the fishes held in the Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Hydrobiology Museum.

biology_ecology

Habitat. Streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, usually on sand or fine gravel in slow or moderate fast-flowing waters. Biology. No data.

Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia

diagnosis

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Cobitis in Black Sea basin and endorheic Anatolian basins of Lakes Akşehir, Eber, and Ilgın by: ● two laminae circularis in male. Size up to 130 mm SL.

Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia

discussion

Remarks. There is a doubtful record of C. simplicispina from Lake İznik, which has not been validated yet. Only C. satunini was so far found in Lake İznik. Cobitis simplicispina is the only species of Cobitis found in Black Sea basin having two laminae circularis, and it is immediately distinguished by its large size and the blotches in Z 4 organised in one series, often fused into short or longer stripes (vs. blotches in Z 4 well separated in other species). Molecular data place C. simplicispina in a group of species from Central Anatolia and the Mediterranean basin, indicating a past biogeographic connection between these regions.

Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia