Cobitis kurui Erk'akan, Atalay-Ekmekçi & Nalbant, 1998

Family:  Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Max. size:  4.45 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Büyük Menderes Nehri watershed and Yuvarlakçay in Turkey.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 2-3; Anal soft rays: 5-5. Lesser size of black spot at caudal base which is brownish and a reduced in size of lateral spots (fourth Gambetta's pigmentary zone). Mouth arched with three pairs of very short barbels. Males with developed lamina circularis.
Biology:  Found in rivers. Oviparous, possibly with distinct pairing during breeding similar to congeners (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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