Scientific Name
Cobitis lutheri

Common Name
Luther's spiny loach

Biology
Dorsal spines : 2; Dorsal soft rays : 7; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 5

Classification

Classified By

Rendahl, 1935

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Carps (Cypriniformes)

Family

Loaches (Cobitidae)

Distribution

Region

Asia

Distribution

Asia: Lake Khanka and Amur basin, Sakhalin Island and Korean Peninsula.

Range

55°N - 34°N, 124°E - 144°E

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory

Trophic Level

3.25 s.e. 0.36 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

12.0 cm

Common Length

7.5 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (15 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assumed Fec

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated