Cobitis joergbohleni, Freyhof, Baycelebi & Geiger, 2018

Cobitis joergbohleni View in CoL View Figure

Common name. Sultan spined loach.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Cobitis in Mediterranean basin east of Eşen and endorheic basins in Central Anatolia by: ○ flank pattern not organised in Gambetta zones, completely disorganised into a pattern of many small spots and blotches / ○ two laminae circularis in male / ○ black spot present at upper caudal base, often very small and best seen in life individuals / ○ 5–8 dark-brown, large and roundish blotches on back anterior to dorsal origin / ○ mental lobe short, not reaching beyond lower lip; caudal slightly rounded / ○ prepelvic length 58–59 % SL / ○ preanal distance 81–82 % SL in female. Size up to 70 mm SL.

Distribution View Figure . Türkiye: Sultan marshes in Develi depression.

Habitat. Springs, streams, and canals, usually on sand or fine gravel in slow or moderate fast-flowing waters.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. CR; see comments under Pseudophoxinus elizavetae .

Remarks. Cobitis fusunae is a synonym.

Further reading. Freyhof et al. 2018c (description); Özdemir 2019 ( C. fusunae ).