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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Etymology: Cobitis: Greek, kobitis, -idos = a kind of sardine; also related with the voice Greek, kobios, Latin gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); gracilis: Name from the Latin 'gracilis' meaning slender, in reference to the slender body of this species (Ref. 128861).

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Asia: China.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128861); 7.9 cm SL (female)

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This species differs from C. granoei and C. melanoleuca by the following characters: small meniscus lamina circularis at the base of the 1st branched pectoral fin ray in males (vs. knife lamina circularis in C. melanoleuca; larger semilunar lamina circularis in C. granoei); slender and straight suborbital spine, with long processus latero-caudalis, less than one-second of the processus medio-caudalis (vs. thick and straight suborbital with short processus latero-caudalis in C. melanoleuca; slender and curved suborbital spine with long processus latero-caudalis in C. granoei); and upper jet black spot pigmentation at the base of caudal fin inconspicuous or absent (vs. conspicuous in C. melanoleuca and C. granoei) (Ref. 128861).

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Chen, Y. and Y. Chen, 2016. A new species of the genus Cobitis (Cypriniformes: Cobitidae) from the Northeast China. Zool. Sys. 41(4):379-391. (Ref. 128861)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 March 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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