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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); magnostriata: This species has the largest body and the most awesome appearance in the Japanese Cobitis striata complex; this is reflected by the specific epithet magno-, which in Latin means large or great..

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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South East Asia: Japan. Small stream flowing into Biwa Lake, Adogawa, Shiga Pref., Honshu (Ref. 92393).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92393); 9.4 cm SL (female)

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Distinguishable from other Japanese striated spined loaches by the following characteristics: body size large, mature size about 60-70 mm SL in males, 70-90 mm SL in females; lamina circularis at the base of the pectoral fin of adult male simple roundish plate, the upper segments of the first branched soft ray broad and strong; PMN commonly 14; caudal peduncle relatively deep; line L1 organized in longitudinal line from snout tip to dorsal-fin base, and formed by some oval- or saddle-shaped blotches on postdorsal body; line L2 lacking commonly; line L3 formed by sharp longitudinal line, reaching beyond dorsal fin ; line L4 lacking or formed by weak dotted line; line L5 well developed with broad stripe; caudal and dorsal fins margined by a broad black band; upper and lower spot at caudal base connected into dumbell-shape; egg yolk diameter approximately 1.1 mm; karyotype tetraploid (2n = 98) (Ref. 92393).

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Nakajima, J., 2012. Taxonomic study of the Cobitis striata complex (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae) in Japan. Zootaxa 3586:103-130. (Ref. 92393)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii,v)); Date assessed: 08 December 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Cobitis magnostriata Nakajima, 2012