Cobitis fahireae explained

The Küçük Menderes spined loach, Cobitis fahireae is a species of loach endemic to Turkey where it occurs in intermittent rivers.

Etymology

The fish is named in memory of according to the authors “one of the greatest ichthyologists of Turkey,” Fahire Battalgil^[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 10.4cm (04.1inches)

References

• Erk'akan, F., F.G. Atalay-Ekmekçi and T.T. Nalbant, 1998. Four new species and one new subspecies of the genus Cobitis (Pisces: Ostariophysi: Cobitidae) from Turkey. Turk. J. Zool. 22:9-15.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Family COBITIDAE Swainson 1838 (Loaches) . 15 December 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.