Cobitis

E805044

Cobitis is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling freshwater loaches commonly found in Eurasian rivers and streams.

All labels observed (12)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
activityPattern mostly nocturnal
belongsToSubfamily Cobitinae
bodyShape elongated
class Actinopterygii
commonName spined loaches
describedAs small bottom-dwelling freshwater loaches
domain Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalRole benthic invertebrate predator
prey for larger fishes
family Cobitidae
feedingType benthic invertebrate feeder
foundIn slow-flowing rivers
streams with sandy or muddy bottoms
geographicDistribution Asia
Eurasia
Europe
habitat freshwater
rivers
streams
hasBarbels yes
hasConservationConcernSpecies some species threatened at local scales
hasSpecies Cobitis bilineata
linked to: Cobitis

Cobitis calderoni
linked to: Cobitis

Cobitis elongatoides
linked to: Cobitis

Cobitis melanoleuca
linked to: Cobitis

Cobitis paludica
linked to: Cobitis

Cobitis puncticulata
linked to: Cobitis

Cobitis taenia
linked to: Cobitis

Cobitis taenia taenia
linked to: Cobitis

Cobitis turcica
linked to: Cobitis

Cobitis vardarensis
linked to: Cobitis
hasSuborbitalSpine yes
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle benthic
order Cypriniformes
parentTaxon Cobitidae
phylum Chordata
recognizedBy Catalogue of Life
FishBase
World Register of Marine Species
reproduction oviparous
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Cobitis taenia
linked to: Cobitis
waterType freshwater

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cobitidae includesCommonSpecies Cobitis taenia
linked to: Cobitis
Cobitis typeSpecies Cobitis taenia
linked to: Cobitis
Cobitis hasSpecies Cobitis taenia
linked to: Cobitis
Cobitis hasSpecies Cobitis elongatoides
linked to: Cobitis
Cobitis hasSpecies Cobitis bilineata
linked to: Cobitis
Cobitis hasSpecies Cobitis melanoleuca
linked to: Cobitis
Cobitis hasSpecies Cobitis calderoni
linked to: Cobitis
Cobitis hasSpecies Cobitis puncticulata
linked to: Cobitis
Cobitis hasSpecies Cobitis vardarensis
linked to: Cobitis
Cobitis hasSpecies Cobitis turcica
linked to: Cobitis
Cobitis hasSpecies Cobitis paludica
linked to: Cobitis
Cobitis hasSpecies Cobitis taenia taenia
linked to: Cobitis
Sabanejewia relatedTo Cobitis
Botiidae containsGenus Leptobotia
linked to: Cobitis