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]
| 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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Etymology
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b Freyhof, J. (2014). "Cobitis bilseli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T61358A19010282. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T61358A19010282.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family COBITIDAE Swainson 1838 (Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 December 2023.