Kingdom Animalia Order Cypriniformes Genus Cobitis Higher classification Cobitis | Phylum Chordata Family Cobitidae Scientific name Cobitis elongata Rank Species | |
Similar Cobitis, Cobitis elongatoides, Cypriniformes, Cobitidae, Golden loaches | ||
The Balkan Loach (Cobitis elongata) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cobitidae family. It is found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, and Turkey.
In the most recent (2008) assessment, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species lists the Balkan Loach's status as "least concern".
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