Cobitis fahireae

Cobitis fahireae. the Küçük Menderes spined loach,^[2] is a species of loach endemic to Turkey, where it occurs in intermittent rivers.^[3]

Cobitis fahireae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cobitidae
Genus:	Cobitis
Species:	C. fahireae
Binomial name
Cobitis fahireae Erk'akan, Atalay-Ekmekçi & Nalbant, 1998
Synonyms
"Cobitis fahirae" (lapsus)[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in memory of according to the authors "one of the greatest ichthyologists of Turkey", Fahire Battalgil.^[4]

Size

This species reaches a length of 10.4 cm (4.1 in)