Cobitis vardarensis
| Cobitis vardarensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cobitidae |
| Genus: | Cobitis |
| Species: | C. vardarensis |
| Binomial name | |
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Cobitis vardarensis S. L. Karaman, 1928 |
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Cobitis vardarensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cobitidae.
The Cobitis vardarensis is recorded to be found in a freshwater environment within a demersal depth range. This species lives in brackish waters. It is also native to a subtropical climate.
The Cobitis vardarensis can reach the maximum length of about 11 centimeters or about 4.33 inches as an unsexed male.
It is found only in Greece. The Cobitis vardarensis is recorded to be found in Europe, the Aegean Sea basin, Pinios to Gallikos drainages, Greece, and Macedonia.
Its status is insufficiently known. The Cobitis vardarens is found in still waters of lakes, oxbows, and backwaters on mud to silt bottoms that are rarely in moving or flowing water. This species is also known to occur in marshlands, lowland rivers with little current, springs and associated wetlands. During its period of breeding, this species is recorded to have distinct pairing.
The population of this species is known to be very abundant. This species is recorded to be of least concern for becoming an endangered species.
The Cobitis vardarensis is threatened by water abstraction and pollution.
The taxonomic classification of the Cobitis vardarensis is as follows:
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