Sabanejewia aurata also known as the golden spined loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the loach family Cobitidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

Sabanejewia aurata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Genus: Sabanejewia
Species:
S. aurata
Binomial name
Sabanejewia aurata
(De Filippi, 1863)
Subspecies
Synonyms
  • Cobitis aurata De Filippi, 1863
  • Cobitis hohenackeri Kessler, 1877
  • Cobitis aralensis Kessler, 1877

Sources edit

  1. ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Sabanejewia aurata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19793A19006777. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19793A19006777.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.