The golden loaches (''Sabanejewia'') are a
genus
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of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
in the family
Cobitidae
Cobitidae, also known as the True loaches, is a family of Old World freshwater fish. They occur throughout Eurasia and in Morocco, and inhabit riverine ecosystems. Today, most "loaches" are placed in other families (see below). The family includ ...
.
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Sabanejewia aurata''
( De Filippi, 1863)
** ''
Sabanejewia aurata aralensis''
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, 1877) (Aral spined loach)
** ''
Sabanejewia aurata aurata''
( De Filippi, 1863) (golden spined loach)
* ''
Sabanejewia balcanica''
( S. L. Karaman, 1922) (Balkan golden loach)
* ''
Sabanejewia baltica''
Witkowski
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, 1994 (Northern golden loach)
* ''
Sabanejewia bulgarica''
( Drensky, 1928)
* ''
Sabanejewia caspia''
( Eichwald, 1838) (Caspian spined loach)
* ''
Sabanejewia caucasica''
( L. S. Berg, 1906) (Ciscaucasian spined loach)
* ''
Sabanejewia kubanica''
Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 1988
* ''
Sabanejewia larvata''
( De Filippi, 1859) (Italian loach)
* ''
Sabanejewia romanica''
( Băcescu, 1943) (Romanian loach)
* ''
Sabanejewia vallachica''
( Nalbant, 1957) (Eastern Carpathian golden loach)
References
Cobitidae
Freshwater fish of Asia
Freshwater fish of Europe
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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