Cobitis sakahoko

Taxonavigation: Cobitoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cobitoidei

Familia: Cobitidae
Genus: Cobitis
Species: Cobitis sakahoko

Name

Cobitis sakahoko Nakajima & Suzawa, 2015

Type locality: Takazaki River, Oyodo River system, Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu Island, Japan.

Holotype: TKPM-P 17335.

Paratypes: (5/5): KPM-NI 31986, 31987, 31984, 31982, 31985, 31981, 31983; TKPM-P 17336, 7360.

Etymology: sakahoko, from the legendary weapon Ama-no-sakahoko (= inverted halberd of heaven), which was thrust into the Takachiho Peak of Mount Kirishima, one of the sources of the Takazaki River, the type locality. The lamina circularis of this species is a distinctive rectangular plate that resembles a halberd.

References

Primary references

• Nakajima, J. & Suzawa, Y. 2016 [2015]. Cobitis sakahoko, a new species of spined loach (Cypriniformes: Cobitidae) from southern Kyushu Island, Japan. Ichthyological Research 63(1): 68–78. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-015-0476-5 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Cobitis sakahoko Nakajima & Suzawa, 2015 (Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Oyodo Spined Loach
日本語: オオヨドシマドジョウ