| Cobitidae (Spined loaches) |
| 10.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater |
| Asia and Europe: northwestern and southern Caspian basin from Kuma drainage (Russia) to Babol (Iran). |
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Flank marbled without midlateral rows of dark blotches. Dark blotches on dorsum often fused. Branches of suborbital spine similar in length. |
| Found on gravel substrate along steep banks of rivulets and streams 3-10 m wide and less than 1 m deep in foothills and plains, sometimes in channels (Ref. 59043). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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