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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); herzegoviniensis: Named for the province where Mostarsko blato, its type locality, is located; an adjective.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate

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Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123403)

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Dorsal spines (total): 2 - 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 6. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: one Canestrini scale on the pectoral fins of males, triangular in shape and with roundish outer border; branched fin rays of anal-fin usually 5 1/2, dorsal-fin 6 1/2, caudal fin 14; caudal fin base with no characteristic spots, but pale deeper pigmentation layer, irregular in shape, sometimes defined; scales on the body very small and visible only under magnification (Ref. 123403).

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Buj, I.: Šanda, R.: Marčić, Z., M. Ćaleta and M. Mrakovčić, 2014. Combining morphology and genetics in resolving taxonomy: a systematic revision of spined loaches (genus Cobitis; Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii) in the Adriatic watershed. PLoS One 9(6)[e99833]:1-25. (Ref. 123403)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii)); Date assessed: 26 June 2023

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].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00513 (0.00234 - 0.01125), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

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).

Cobitis herzegoviniensis Buj & Šanda, 2014