Biology:Cobitis bilseli
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Short description: Species of fish
| Cobitis bilseli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cobitidae |
| Genus: | Cobitis |
| Species: | C. bilseli
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| Binomial name | |
| Cobitis bilseli Battalgil, 1942
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Cobitis bilseli is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cobitidae found only in Turkey. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Cemil Bilsel (1879–1949), the Rector of the University of Istanbul, because of his interest in and the support of the study of the fauna of Turkey.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Freyhof, J. (2014). "Cobitis bilseli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T61358A19010282. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T61358A19010282.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61358/19010282. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "Family COBITIDAE Swainson 1838 (Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cobitidae/.
Wikidata ☰ Q868113 entry
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