Siberian spiny loach (Cobitis sinensis)

Scientific name: Cobitis sinensis Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874

Siberian spiny loach (Cobitis sinensis)

The Siberian spiny loach (Cobitis sinensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cobitidae. Native range: Asia, China and Korea.

Biology

Oviparous, with distinct pairing during breeding.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cobitis sinensis
Family
Cobitidae (Loaches)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Common length
7.2
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Asia: China and Korea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assumed Fec

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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