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Italian Spined Loach

Cobitis bilineata

270 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) mariaelisa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

24 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.

What the records say

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Italy.January 2, February 7, March 12, April 7, May 13, June 15, July 17, August 8, September 8, October 13, November 20, December 3.
Italy125
Nord-Ovest100
Nord-Est14
Centro7
Switzerland5
Sud2
Isole2
Fribourg2
France1
Grand Est1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderMinnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes
FamilyTrue Loaches · Cobitidae
GenusSpined Loaches · Cobitis

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Italian Spined Loach with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.