Cobitis Dalmatina
📖 Overview
Inhabit lakes and streams with sand or mud bottom . Females reach up to about 6 cm SL and 5 cm SL in males . Oviparous, with distinct pairing during breeding . Population is categorized as threatened .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Pigmentation (Gambetta's longitudinal zone of pigmentation): zone Z2 with large blotches, distinct from zone Z3 and from spots between Z1 and Z2 until caudal peduncle. Zone Z3 with few spots, narrower than zone Z2 in both sexes. Depth of caudal peduncle 1.0-1.7 times the length.: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Cobitis Dalmatina is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
During courtship, 'the male follows the female and, after both enter dense vegetation (e.g. filamentous algae), the male forms a complete ring around the female's body behind the dorsal as the female releases the eggs' .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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