Cobitis elongata

Cobitis elongata (Balkan loach) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cobitidae. It is found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, and Turkey.

Cobitis elongata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Genus: Cobitis
Species:
C. elongata
Binomial name
Cobitis elongata
Heckel & Kner, 1858

In the most recent (2008) assessment, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species lists the Balkan loach's status as "least concern".

Sources

  1. Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Cobitis elongata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T5031A11108572. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T5031A11108572.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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