Cobitis calderoni
Species of fish
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Cobitis calderoni is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cobitidae. It is found in Portugal and Spain. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Cobitis calderoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cobitidae |
| Genus: | Cobitis |
| Species: | C. calderoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Cobitis calderoni Băcescu, 1962 | |
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Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Enrique C. Calderón, who was the chief engineer, at the Station Centrale d'Hydrobiologie de Madrid, who collected the holotype specimen.[2]