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Cobitis calderoni

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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

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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

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  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.