Il cobite dell'Epiro, Cobitis arachthosensis Economidis & Nalbant, 1996

Nomi comuni esteri - Greco - Arachthovelonitsa. Inglese - Arachtos spined loach.  Repubblica Ceca - Sekavec recký.

Cobitis arachthosensis Economidis & Nalbant, 1996. A study of the loaches of the genera "Cobitis" and "Sabanejewia" (Pisces, Cobitidae) of Greece, with description of six new taxa. Trav. Mus. Hist. Nat. `Grigore Antipa' 295-347; v. 36 313. Comparso inizialmente come arahthosensis in Economidis 1991:28 senza caratteristiche specifiche. Sinonimo senior, combinazione originale, nomenclatura ICZN valida. Opinioni - Nomenclatura valida come Cobitis sp. 3, per Kottelat 1997:90. Nomenclatura valida come Cobitis arachthosensis Economidis & Nalbant 1996, secondo Erkakan et al. 1999:24, Howe 1999:138, Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:305. Località tipo: braccio morto del fiume Arachthos vicino al paese di Akropotamia, Epiro, Grecia. Tipo: MZUT 1988-137. Paratipi: ISBB 4571 (2), 4574 (10); MNHN 1994-0515 (2); MZUT 1997-356 (2), 1988-96 (5), 1988-97 (46); NMW 92821 (1); SMF 27233 (1); USNM 330136 (1).

Fonti bibliografiche principali - Kottelat M. and J. Freyhof 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Kottelat, Cornol, Switzerland and Freyof, Berlin, Germany. Pagina 305.

Bibliografia - Bohlen, J. and Rab, P. 2001. Species and hybrid richness in spined loaches of the genus Cobitis (Teleostei: Cobitidae), with a checklist of European forms and suggestions for conservation. Journal of Fish Biology 59(Supplement A): 75–89.

Economidis, P.S. and E. Koutrakis, 2001 Common names of comercially important Hellenic marine organisms. Aristotle University, Unpublished Technical Report.

Economidis, P.S. and Teodor T. Nalbant, 1996 A study of the loaches of the genera Cobitis ans Sabanejewia (Pisces, Cobitidae) of Greece, with description of six new taxa. Trav. Mus Natl. Hist. Nat. 'Grigore Antipa' 36:295-347.

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