Cobitis ohridana Karaman, 1928

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Cobitis ohridana is a species of ray-finned fish in the true loach family (Cobitidae). It is only found in Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, and Greece. This fish was long believed to be part of the widespread spined loach (C. taenia). Cladistic analysis of DNA sequence data (nDNA RAG-1 and S7 ribosomal protein intron 1, and mtDNA cytochrome b) confirms that it is properly treated as full species. Its closest living relative might be C. zanandreai of Lake Fondi and its surroundings in west-central Italy. In that case these species separated probably around 6 million years ago in the Late Miocene, perhaps during the early Messinian salinity crisis. Alternatively, these two might simply be independently derived from a common ancestor in the course of these events but probably somewhat earlier, and appear similar on the molecular level due to convergent evolution. Its natural habitats are Lake Ohrid and Lake Scutari, and the adjacent Drim River and Morača River basins. It is an abundant species in its home range and not considered threatened by the IUCN.

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Identity & source status

Scientific name

Cobitis ohridana Karaman, 1928

Name authority

Karaman, 1928

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Teleostei

Order

Cypriniformes

Family

Cobitidae

Genus

Cobitis

Extinction status

Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. gigaclassActinopterygii
8. superclassActinopteri
9. classTeleostei
10. orderCypriniformes
11. familyCobitidae Swainson, 1838
12. subfamilyCobitinae Swainson, 1838
13. genusCobitis Linnaeus, 1758
14. speciesCobitis ohridana Karaman, 1928

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cobitis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

1. Karaman, S. (1928). Beiträge zur Ichthyologie von Jugoslavien I. Glasnik Skopskog Nauchnog Drustva [Glasnik -- Bulletin de La Société Scientifique de Skopje]., 6: 147–176. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:WK2H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.