Cobitis pirii, Freyhof, Baycelebi & Geiger, 2018

Cobitis pirii View in CoL View Figure

Common name. Pisidian spined loach.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Cobitis in Mediterranean basin east of Eşen and endorheic basins in Central Anatolia by: ○ flank pattern well organised in four Gambetta zones, blotches in Z4 organised in a wide band or two rows of spots, and blotches in some individuals or populations / ○ external part of suborbital spine simple / ○ black spot present at upper caudal base / ○ back with 13–20 dark-brown, roundish blotches, often irregularly shaped or fused to each other / ○ two laminae circularis in male. Size up to 97 mm SL.

Distribution View Figure . Türkiye: Lake Eğirdir basin, upper Aksu and Köprüçay drainages.

Habitat. Streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, usually on sand or fine gravel in slow or moderate fast-flowing waters.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. VU; appears to be declining within its small range.

Further reading. Freyhof et al. 2018c (description).