Golden spined loach (Sabanejewia aurata aurata)

Scientific name: Sabanejewia aurata aurata De Filippi, 1863

Golden spined loach (Sabanejewia aurata aurata)
Photo: http://www.ittiofauna.org/webmuseum/pesciossei/cypriniformes/cobitidae/sabanejewia/sabanejewia_aurata/sabanejewia_aurata_big_2.htm

The Golden spined loach (Sabanejewia aurata aurata) is a freshwater fish of the family Cobitidae.

Biology

Occurs mainly in the upper and middle reaches of rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sabanejewia aurata aurata
Family
Cobitidae (Loaches)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe and Asia: Danube, Kamchiya River, flowing into the Black Sea, rivers flowing into the Aegean Sea, basins of the upper Don, Kuban River, Kura and Araks, Sefid-rud, Tedzhen and Murgab.
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

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

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