Sabanejewia aurata

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Sabanejewia aurata

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Genus: Sabanejewia
Species:
S. aurata
Binomial name
Sabanejewia aurata
(
De Filippi
, 1863)
Subspecies
  • S. a. aralensis, (Aral Spined Loach) -
    Aral sea
  • S. a. aurata, (Golden Spined Loach) - (
    Don river
    )
Synonyms
  • Cobitis aurata De Filippi, 1863
  • Cobitis hohenackeri Kessler, 1877
  • Cobitis aralensis Kessler, 1877

Sabanejewia aurata also known as the golden spined loach, is a species of

ray-finned fish in the loach family Cobitidae
. It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

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