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Cobitis of JAPAN

Post by odyssey » Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:41 am

Hi all.

I introduce several kinds Cobitis inhabiting Japan this time.
Complexity of the species differentiation of Cobitis is understood by a study of the recent gene analysis.
It is impossible they are too complicated, and to distinguish their species only by an appearance.

Cobitis takatsuensis
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Cobitis shikokuensis
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Cobitis sp
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???Cobitis matsubarae???
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?Cobitis biwae?
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Cobitis sp MIX
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With the link to show below, that a spot of Cobitis turns big by a habitation area is shown.
http://ecol.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~tominag ... ensis.html
http://ecol.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~tominag ... biwae.html
http://ecol.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~tominag ... sp._L.html
http://ecol.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~tominag ... _form.html
http://ecol.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~tominag ... _form.html
http://ecol.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~tominag ... _form.html
index page
http://ecol.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~tominag ... index.html
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Post by Matt » Sat Nov 20, 2010 12:43 pm

Odyssey, I know you probably won't understand this but OMFG!!! Simply amazing stuff. Did you collect your specimens yourself?

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Post by Thomas » Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:35 pm

Very nice stuff, the Cobitis sp should be C. striata, which occurs in japan.
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any ideas about the right one? Looks very similar to my unknown Cobitis:
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have you a photo from the side?

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Post by plaalye » Sat Nov 20, 2010 5:28 pm

Oooooh! Especially like the matsubarae.

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Post by odyssey » Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:35 am

Hi everyone!

All these Cobitis are collected from an aquarium shop.
Thomas wrote: the Cobitis sp should be C. striata, which occurs in japan.
any ideas about the right one? Looks very similar to my unknown Cobitis:
have you a photo from the side?

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This was sold as C.biwae. However, it may not be so.

C.biwae, C. striata, C.matsubarai, C.takatsuensis, C.shikokuensis are written down
in the Japanese Cobitis genus, but it is not only five species.
http://mayatan.web.fc2.com/BUNRUI/Cobitidae.htm

Cobitis except C.takatsuensis and C.shikokuensis are unfiled taxonomically,
and they are the species group that a lot of species / subspecies are included in.
http://tansuigyo.maxs.jp/a/link7-10.html

The scientific name of Cobitis classified with a characteristic of the appearance
is going to be reviewed once by a recent DNA analysis result.
http://www.hup.gr.jp/details/ISBN978-4-8329-8192-8.htm

This is an example of the DNA database of the Japanese freshwater fish.
http://gedimap.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp/index ... nus&id=470
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Post by palaeodave » Thu Nov 25, 2010 7:05 pm

I don't have any words to describe how lovely your fish are. Amazing!
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Post by Loaches4Life » Sat Dec 04, 2010 6:32 am

Wow nice! Looks like you have some fancy dojos :lol: very cool!


Just wondering what is the blue fish in the background of this photo?
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Post by odyssey » Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:05 pm

Hi Loaches4Life!
Loaches4Life wrote:Just wondering what is the blue fish in the background of this photo?
Stiphodon percnopterygionus

Please watch this thread if you want to know it in detail.
http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?t=15686&start=0
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Re: Cobitis of JAPAN

Post by odyssey » Sat Dec 25, 2010 1:00 am

Hi everyone!

Pictures of my Cobitis takatsuensis were on ARKive(Images Of Life On Earth).
http://www.arkive.org/japanese-spined-l ... atsuensis/

More pictures of Cobitis takatsuensis
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The newcomer that joined in my tank recently.
Those were sold as Cobitis biwae.
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Re: Cobitis of JAPAN

Post by piggy4 » Sun Dec 26, 2010 2:00 pm

Hi Odyssey , as always your pictures are extraordinarily beautiful , how else would we see these rare loaches 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) :) :?:

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