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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae Spined loaches

Genus: Sabanejewia

(See list of species below)


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10 species (see list below)
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Photo by Abbasi, K.

Europe and Asia
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Sabanejewia aurata (De Filippi, 1863)

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Sabanejewia aurata
[Golden spined loach]

Photo by Pekarik, L.

Europe
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Sabanejewia balcanica (Karaman, 1922)

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Sabanejewia balcanica
[Balcan spined loach]

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Europe
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Sabanejewia baltica Witkowski, 1994

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Sabanejewia baltica
[]

Photo by Otel, V.

Europe
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Sabanejewia bulgarica (Drensky, 1928)

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Sabanejewia bulgarica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.8 cm TL
 
Sabanejewia caspia
[Caspian spined loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
 
Sabanejewia caucasica
[Ciscaucasian spined loach]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Sabanejewia kubanica
[]

Photo by Ott, G.

Europe
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Sabanejewia larvata (De Filippi, 1859)

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Sabanejewia larvata
[]

Photo by Ott, G.

Europe
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Sabanejewia romanica (Băcescu, 1943)

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Sabanejewia romanica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Sabanejewia vallachica
[Eastern Carpathian golden loach]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Sabanejewia aurata Golden spined loach Europe and Asia 14 TL 1863
Sabanejewia balcanica Balcan spined loach Europe 9 SL 1922
Sabanejewia baltica Europe 9 SL 1994
Sabanejewia bulgarica Europe 12 TL 1928
Sabanejewia caspia Caspian spined loach Caspian basin 8.8 TL 1838
Sabanejewia caucasica Ciscaucasian spined loach Asia and Europe 10.5 TL 1906
Sabanejewia kubanica Europe 6.5 SL 1988
Sabanejewia larvata Europe 9 TL 1859
Sabanejewia romanica Europe 12 TL 1943
Sabanejewia vallachica Eastern Carpathian golden loach Europe 9 SL 1957



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