Limnetica 37
An update on the distribution of Cobitis paludica (de Buen, 1930) in the NW Iberian Peninsula
Javier Sánchez-Hernández, Rufino Vieira-Lanero, Sandra Barca, Sergio Silva, Lorena Lago, Pablo Gómez, María del Carmen Cobo and Fernando Cobo
2018
37
2
181-185
DOI:
10.23818/limn.37.15
Citation:
It has long been believed that the southern Iberian spined-loach (Cobitis paludica) was introduced to the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. This paper updates the distribution of the southern Iberian spined-loach in the NW Iberian Peninsula with six new localities in the rivers Furnia, Hospital, Pego, Pontiñas, Tripes and Ulla, some of which with substantial populations (Pego and Tripes). This study supports the view that the southern Iberian spined-loach is native in the NW Iberian Peninsula, where its populations are mostly small and appear to be very fragmented. It is therefore critical that sampling effort is increased, to improve our knowledge of the species’ abundance, distribution and population dynamics
