Three new species, Cobitis almadae sp. nov., atlantica and mellaria nov. are described on the basis of morphological genetic traits. is restricted to Sizandro Drainage in Portugal can be distinguished from other species through a combination morphometric traits including large low peduncle depth, lateral ethmoid (suborbital spine) well developed with long narrow mediocaudal, laterocaudal medior...

During a survey of freshwater fishes from Turkey two species of Acanthocephala, one of them new, were found. Pomphorhynchus tereticollis (Pomphorhynchidae) is reported at 24% prevalence in 37 Cobitis bilseli (Cobitidae) from Lake Beysehir, Konya, for the first time. The eoacanthoacaphalan Triaspiron aphanii gen. n. et sp. n. (Quadrigyridae), at a prevalence of 90%, is described from 29 Aphanius...

The structure of spined loaches diploid-poliploid complex Cobitis genera representatives as well Sabanjeewia aurata the Eastern Ukraine river systems were investigated by allozyme analysis and cytometry. In total 39 samples 1412 specimens from upper left tributaries Dnieper River, Donets Basin, coastal rivers Azov Sea Lower studied. We identified C. (superspecies taenia) (51,6% all researched s...