| Family: |
Cobitidae (Spined loaches) |
| Max. size: |
20 cm TL (male/unsexed); 11 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Europe: Don, Kuban, Volga, Ural and Eya drainages (Ref. 59043). Asia: in most Siberian drainages, eastward to Amur and Huang He rivers in China (Ref. 59043), the Nura River in Kazakhstan and in rivers of Primor`e, Korea (Ref. 26334). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 2-3; Anal soft rays: 5-6. Presence of two black spots on caudal base, lower one sometimes weak (Ref. 59043). |
| Biology: |
Adults are found from small lowland streams to large rivers with gentle current, and lakes mostly with dense vegetation on sand-silt to sand-gravel bottom (Ref. 59043). Oviparous, possibly with distinct pairing during breeding similar to congeners (Ref. 205). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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