| Family: |
Cobitidae (Spined loaches) |
| Max. size: |
10.5 cm SL (male/unsexed); 12 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Europe: Upper and middle reach of some Danube tributaries in Romania (Arges, Olt, Jiu, Mureş and Tapolitza systems). |
| Diagnosis: |
Presence of a thin, black line along flank. Adipose crests on caudal peduncle weakly developed. Dark spots at caudal base hardly visible. Few (8-13) blotches in midlateral row, often horizontally elongated. |
| Biology: |
Found in sandy streams with clean water and moderate to fast current (Ref. 59043). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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