Cobitis minamorii
| Cobitis minamorii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cobitidae |
| Genus: | Cobitis |
| Species: | C. minamorii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cobitis minamorii Nakajima, 2012
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Cobitis minamorii is a species of fish in the family Cobitidae found in Honshu, Japan. Five subspecies have been proposed. Japanese name is kogata-suji-shima-dojyô.[2][3] English name is Small stripe spined loach.[2] This species is listed as a new species in 2012.[2][3]
They inhabit sandy-mud bottoms of the lower reach of rivers and small lowland stream. The number of current population is decreasing because these habitable environment is decreasing.[3][4]They are found in western Honshu:Okayama, Shimane, Tottori, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Osaka, Kyoto, Shiga, Mie, Gihu, Aichi, Shizuoka.[4]
Their spawning season is May-August. They invade a temporary wetland such as rice field and lay eggs at the bottom of the mud. These eggs hatch during one day. They mature in one year and live in approximately 3-5 years under breeding. They grow up to 10 cm in total length.[3][4] Minamorii, their specific name, comes from Japanese resercher who study speciation of Japanese loaches first. [2]
Subspecies
There are currently 5 recognized subspecies:
- Cobitis minamorii minamorii Nakajima, 2012 [2]
- Cobitis minamorii oumiensis Nakajima, 2012 [2]
- Cobitis minamorii saninensis Nakajima, 2012 [2]
- Cobitis minamorii tokaiensis Nakajima, 2012 [2]
- Cobitis minamorii yodoensis Nakajima, 2012 [2]
References
- ^ Miyazaki, Y., Nakajima, J., Takaku, K. & Taniguchi, Y. 2019. Cobitis minamorii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T122055162A122500585. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T122055162A122500585.en. Accessed on 25 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Nakajima, J. (2012): Taxonomic study of the Cobitis striata complex (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae) in Japan. Zootaxa, 3586: 103–130.
- ^ a b c d hosoya『増補改訂 日本の淡水魚』 山と渓谷社 (2019) p.188-192.
- ^ a b c Nakajima 『LOACHES OF JAPAN Natural History and Culture』 山と渓谷社 (2017)