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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae Loaches
Subfamily: Cobitinae
Genus: Sabanejewia

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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)

Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Sabanejewia aurata
[Golden spined loach]

Photo by Pekarik, L.

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

Photo by Pekarik, L.
 
Sabanejewia balcanica
[Balcan spined loach]

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

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

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.
 
Sabanejewia baltica
[]

Photo by Otel, V.

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

Photo by Otel, V.
 
Sabanejewia bulgarica
[]
No picture found
Caspian basin
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
 
Sabanejewia caspia
[Caspian spined loach]

Photo by Naseka, A.M.

Asia and Europe
Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
Sabanejewia caucasica (Berg, 1906)

Photo by Naseka, A.M.
 
Sabanejewia caucasica
[Ciscaucasian spined loach]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Sabanejewia kubanica
[]

Photo by Ott, G.

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

Photo by Ott, G.
 
Sabanejewia larvata
[]

Photo by Ott, G.

Europe
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Sabanejewia romanica (B?cescu, 1943)

Photo by Ott, G.
 
Sabanejewia romanica
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Sabanejewia vallachica
[Eastern Carpathian golden loach]
10 Species of Family Cobitidae with Genus Sabanejewia
(Loaches)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1863 Sabanejewia aurata Golden spined loach Europe and Asia 14 TL
1922 Sabanejewia balcanica Balcan spined loach Europe 9 SL
1994 Sabanejewia baltica Europe 9 SL
1928 Sabanejewia bulgarica Europe 12 TL
1838 Sabanejewia caspia Caspian spined loach Caspian basin 6.5 TL
1906 Sabanejewia caucasica Ciscaucasian spined loach Asia and Europe 10.5 TL
1988 Sabanejewia kubanica Europe 6.5 SL
1859 Sabanejewia larvata Europe 9 TL
1943 Sabanejewia romanica Europe 12 TL
1957 Sabanejewia vallachica Eastern Carpathian golden loach Europe 9 SL



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