Cobitis shikokuensis

The Cobitis shikokuensis lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

A new species of spinous loach, Cobitis shikokuensis, is described based on 297 specimens from Shikoku Island, Japan. The new species was formerly known as the Shikoku group of Cobitis takatsuensis. More

named the new loach Cobitis shikokuensis in a paper in the latest issue of the journal Ichthyological Research. Cobitis shikokuensis was described from a series of 297 specimens collected from Shikoku Island and was formerly known as the Shikoku group of Cobitis takatsuensis. More

Common names

Hina-ishi-dojo in Japanese (日本語)

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cobitidae
Genus : Cobitis
Species : Cobitis shikokuensis
Authority : Suzawa, 2006