Cobitis
| Cobitis | |
|---|---|
| Cobitis delicata | |
| Cobitis paludica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cobitidae |
| Genus: | Cobitis Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Cobitis taenia Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acantophthalmus van Hasselt, 1823 | |
Cobitis is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cobitidae from temperate and subtropical Eurasia. It contains the "typical spiny loaches", including the well-known spined loach of Europe. Similar spiny loaches, occurring generally south of the range of Cobitis, are nowadays separated in Sabanejewia.
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