Balkan Loach

Cobitis elongata

Fish Reaching Thirteen Point Three Centimeters in European Waters

Balkan Loach is a freshwater fish of Europe. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 13.3 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cobitidae
Genus: Cobitis
Maximum length: 13.3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Europe: Danube drainage: systems of Nera (Romania), Sava, Kupa (Slovenia, Croatia), Morava (Serbia), Vit and Iantra (Bulgaria). Extirpated in Jiu (Romania) and perhaps Iantra (Bulgaria).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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