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A new loach species of the genus Cobitis in Croatia

A new spined loach species Cobitis jadovaensis is described from the Jadova River in Croatia. This species differs from its congeners in the Croatian Adriatic basin with a unique set of characters: a very short dorsal fin base ; short anal fin base ; narrow head ; a single lamina circularis ; a single small prominent dark inclined spot on the upper part of the caudal base ; all four Gambetta zones well developed and reaching beyond the dorsal base ; zones Z1 and Z3 with many irregular spots ; zone Z1 narrower than Z2 ; zone Z2 as wide as Z3 ; zone Z2 with spots larger than a pupil size fuses with Z3 on caudal peduncle ; zone Z4 wider than Z2 and Z3, with 11 – 14 roundish to oval blotches.

Cobitis jadovaensis; new species; Jadova River; description

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