Eastern Carpathian golden loach (Sabanejewia vallachica)

Scientific name: Sabanejewia vallachica Nalbant, 1957

The Eastern Carpathian golden loach (Sabanejewia vallachica) is a freshwater fish of the family Cobitidae. Native range: Europe, Romania from River Ialomita and tributaries of the lower River Siret in Danube drainage.

Biology

Presence of a midlateral row of dark blotches along flank. Ventral adipose crest on caudal peduncle absent or less developed than dorsal one. Row of small spots directly below midlateral blotches absent. Dorsal origin in front of pelvic origin. Distance between the two dark spots at caudal base greater than their diameter. Interspaces between midlateral blotches with very little or no dark pigmentation.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sabanejewia vallachica
Family
Cobitidae (Loaches)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Romania from River Ialomita and tributaries of the lower River Siret in Danube drainage.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assumed Fec

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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