Japanese striped loach (Cobitis striata)

General data

Main name: Japanese striped loach
Climates: Temperate
Habitat: Freshwater
Native: Asia

Classification

Description

Cobitis striata is a species of fish in the family Cobitidae found in the rivers flowing into the Seto Inland Sea in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, and rivers flowing into the Japan Sea in Honshu: Kyoto, Osaka, Wakayama, Hyōgo, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Kagawa, Tokushima, Ehime, and Fukuoka Prefectures in Japan.

Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
- Coelacanthi - Lobe-finned fishes->
- Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes->
  - Perciformes - Perches->
  - Cypriniformes - Carps->
    
    Cyprinidae - Carps->
    
    Gobionidae - Gudgeons->
    
    Tincidae - Tench->
    
    Cobitidae - True loaches->
    
    Cobitis - Spiny loaches->
    
    Balkan loach (Cobitis elongata)
    
    Danubian Loach (Cobitis elongatoides)
    
    Bulgarian spined loach (Cobitis strumicae)
    
    Southern Iberian spined-loach (Cobitis paludica)
    
    European spined loach (Cobitis teania)
    
    Italian spined loach (Cobitis bilineata)
    
    Cobitis albicoloris (Cobitis albicoloris)
    
    Cobitis amphilekta (Cobitis amphilekta)
    
    Cobitis arachthosensis (Cobitis arachthosensis)
    
    Cobitis arenae (Cobitis arenae)
    
    Cobitis australis (Cobitis australis)
    
    Zagros spined loach (Cobitis avicennae)
    
    Battalgil spined loach (Cobitis battalgilae)
    
    Beysehir spined loach (Cobitis bilseli)
    
    Cobitis biwae (Cobitis biwae)
    
    Cobitis brevipinna (Cobitis brevipinna)
    
    Lamprehuela (Cobitis calderoni)
    
    Choi’s spiny loach (Cobitis choii)
    
    Cobitis crassicauda (Cobitis crassicauda)
    
    Cetina Spined Loach (Cobitis dalmatina)
    
    Dalaman spined loach (Cobitis damlae)
    
    Cobitis dolichorhynchus (Cobitis dolichorhynchus)
    
    Cobitis dorademiri (Cobitis dorademiri)
    
    Tigris spined loach (Cobitis elazigensis)
    
    Ceyhan spined loach (Cobitis evreni)
    
    Kucuk Menderes spined loach (Cobitis fahireae)
    
    Cobitis faridpaki (Cobitis faridpaki)
    
    Cobitis fasciola (Cobitis fasciola)
    
    Cobitis fimbriata (Cobitis fimbriata)
    
    Cobitis gladkovi (Cobitis gladkovi)
    
    Cobitis guttata (Cobitis guttata)
    
    Cobitis hankugensis (Cobitis hankugensis)
    
    Cobitis hellenica (Cobitis hellenica)
    
    Herzegovinian Loach (Cobitis herzegoviniensis)
    
    Ilyrian spined loach (Cobitis illyrica)
    
    Cobitis jadovaensis (Cobitis jadovaensis)
    
    Cobitis kaibarai (Cobitis kaibarai)
    
    Goksu spined loach (Cobitis kellei)
    
    Cobitis keyvani (Cobitis keyvani)
    
    Cobitis kurui (Cobitis kurui)
    
    Cobitis laoensis (Cobitis laoensis)
    
    Cobitis lebedevi (Cobitis lebedevi)
    
    Cobitis leptosoma (Cobitis leptosoma)
    
    Orontes spined loach (Cobitis levantina)
    
    Cobitis linea (Cobitis linea)
    
    Cobitis longitaeniatus (Cobitis longitaeniatus)
    
    Luther’s spiny loach (Cobitis lutheri)
    
    Cobitis macrostigma (Cobitis macrostigma)
    
    Cobitis magnostriata (Cobitis magnostriata)
    
    Cobitis maroccana (Cobitis maroccana)
    
    Cobitis matsubarae (Cobitis matsubarae)
    
    Cobitis megaspila (Cobitis megaspila)
    
    Cobitis melanoleuca (Cobitis melanoleuca)
    
    Cobitis meridionalis (Cobitis meridionalis)
    
    Cobitis microcephala (Cobitis microcephala)
    
    Cobitis minamorii (Cobitis minamorii)
    
    Cobitis multimaculata (Cobitis multimaculata)
    
    Cobitis narentana (Cobitis narentana)
    
    Cobitis nigrolinea (Cobitis nigrolinea)
    
    Cobitis nuicocensis (Cobitis nuicocensis)
    
    Cobitis obtusirostra (Cobitis obtusirostra)
    
    Cobitis ohridana (Cobitis ohridana)
    
    Cobitis pacifica (Cobitis pacifica)
    
    Cobitis phongnhaensis (Cobitis phongnhaensis)
    
    Aci spined loach (Cobitis phrygica)
    
    Pontic spined loach (Cobitis pontica)
    
    Spotted spined loach (Cobitis puncticulata)
    
    Aggitis Spined Loach (Cobitis punctilineata)
    
    Cobitis qujiangensis (Cobitis qujiangensis)
    
    Cobitis rara (Cobitis rara)
    
    Cobitis rhodopensis (Cobitis rhodopensis)
    
    Cobitis sakahoko (Cobitis sakahoko)
    
    Cobitis satunini (Cobitis satunini)
    
    Cobitis shikokuensis (Cobitis shikokuensis)
    
    Cobitis sibirica (Cobitis sibirica)
    
    Sakarya spined loach (Cobitis simplicispina)
    
    Siberian spiny loach (Cobitis sinensis)
    
    Cobitis sipahilerae (Cobitis sipahilerae)
    
    Splendid spined loach (Cobitis splendens)
    
    Cobitis squataeniatus (Cobitis squataeniatus)
    
    Cobitis stenocauda (Cobitis stenocauda)
    
    Cobitis stephanidisi (Cobitis stephanidisi)
    
    Japanese striped loach (Cobitis striata)
    
    Spined loach (Cobitis taenia)
    
    Cobitis takatsuensis (Cobitis takatsuensis)
    
    Cobitis takenoi (Cobitis takenoi)
    
    Cobitis tanaitica (Cobitis tanaitica)
    
    Cobitis taurica (Cobitis taurica)
    
    Cobitis tetralineata (Cobitis tetralineata)
    
    Cobitis trichonica (Cobitis trichonica)
    
    Turkish spined loach (Cobitis turcica)
    
    Vardar spined loach (Cobitis vardarensis)
    
    Cobitis vettonica (Cobitis vettonica)
    
    Cobitis wumingensis (Cobitis wumingensis)
    
    Cobitis ylengensis (Cobitis ylengensis)
    
    Cobitis zanandreai (Cobitis zanandreai)
    
    Cobitis zhejiangensis (Cobitis zhejiangensis)
    
    Misgurnus - True Loaches->
    
    Sabanejewia - Golden Loaches->
    
    Acanthopsoides - Acanthopsoides->
    
    Acantopsis - Acantopsis->
    
    Aperioptus - Aperioptus->
    
    Bibarba - Bibarba->
    
    Canthophrys - Canthophrys->
    
    Iksookimia - Iksookimia->
    
    Kichulchoia - Kichulchoia->
    
    Koreocobitis - Koreocobitis->
    
    Kottelatlimia - Kottelatlimia->
    
    Lepidocephalichthys - Lepidocephalichthys->
    
    Lepidocephalus - Lepidocephalus->
    
    Microcobitis - Microcobitis->
    
    Paralepidocephalus - Paralepidocephalus->
    
    Neoeucirrhichthys - Neoeucirrhichthys->
    
    Niwaella - Niwaella->
    
    Pangio - Pangio->
    
    Paramisgurnus - Paramisgurnus->
    
    Protocobitis - Protocobitis->
    
    Theriodes - Theriodes->
    
    Acheilognathidae - Bitterling-like cyprinids->
    
    Leuciscidae - Chub family->
    
    Nemacheilidae - Stone loaches->
    
    Xenocyprididae - East Asian minnows->
    
    Catostomidae - Suckers->
    
    Leptobarbidae - Cigar barbs->
    
    Balitoridae - River loaches->
    
    Barbuccidae - Fire-eyed loaches->
    
    Botiidae - Pointface loaches->
    
    Danionidae - Danios->
    
    Ellopostomatidae - Square-head loaches->
    
    Gastromyzontidae - Hillstream loaches->
    
    Gyrinocheilidae - Algae eaters->
    
    Paedocyprididae - Tiny carps->
    
    Psilorhynchidae - Mountain carps->
    
    Serpenticobitidae - Snake loaches->
    
    Sundadanionidae - Tiny danios->
    
    Tanichthyidae - Mountain minnows->
    
    Vaillantellidae - Longfin loaches->
  - Esociformes - Pikes->
  - Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts->
  - Siluriformes - Catfishes->
  - Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes->
  - Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks->
  - Gadiformes - Cods->
  - Anguilliformes - Eels and morays->
  - Clupeiformes - Herrings->
  - Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses->
  - Gobiiformes - Gobies->
  - Mugiliformes - Mullets->
  - Carangiformes - Jacks->
  - Beloniformes - Needlefishes->
  - Labriformes - Wrasses->
  - Scombriformes - Mackerels->
  - Mulliformes - Goatfishes->
  - Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes->
  - Aulopiformes - Grinners->
  - Blenniiformes - Blennies->
  - Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps->
  - Osmeriformes - Smelts->
  - Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes->
  - Cichliformes - Cichlids->
  - Characiformes - Characins->
  - Osteoglossiformes - Bony tongues->
  - Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders->
  - Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads->
  - Gymnotiformes - South American knifefish->
  - Istiophoriformes - Barracudas->
  - Albuliformes - Bonefishes->
  - Lepidogalaxiiformes - Salamanderfishes->
  - Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes->
  - Spariformes - Breams and porgies->
  - Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes->
  - Moroniformes - Temperate basses->
  - Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes->
  - Zeiformes - Dories->
  - Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes->
  - Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes->
  - Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards->
  - Lampriformes - Lamprids->
  - Galaxiiformes - Southern smelts->
  - Batrachoidiformes - Toadfishes->
  - Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes->
  - Percopsiformes - Trout-perches->
  - Callionymiformes - Dragonets->
  - Atheriniformes - Silversides->
  - Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels->
  - Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers->
  - Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders->
  - Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes->
  - Argentiniformes - Marine smelts->
  - Stomiiformes - Lightfishes and dragonfishes->
  - Ateleopodiformes - Jellynose fishes->
  - Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes->
  - Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes->
  - Polymixiiformes - Beardfishes->
  - Beryciformes - Sawbellies->
  - Trachichthyiformes - Rughies->
  - Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels->
  - Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes->
  - Synbranchiformes - Swamp eels->
  - Gobiesociformes - Clingfishes->
  - Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses->
- Cladistii - Bichirs->
- Dipneusti - Lungfishes->
- Chondrostei - Sturgeons->
- Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->