Cobitis calderoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Genus: Cobitis
Species:
C. calderoni
Binomial name
Cobitis calderoni
Băcescu, 1962

Cobitis calderoni is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cobitidae. It is found in Portugal and Spain. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Enrique C. Calderón, who was the chief engineer, at the Station Centrale d’Hydrobiologie de Madrid, who collected the holotype specimen.[2]

References

  1. ^ Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Cobitis calderoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T5027A11108148. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T5027A11108148.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family COBITIDAE Swainson 1838 (Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 December 2023.



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