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Vardar spined loach (Cobitis vardarensis)
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Vardar spined loach (Cobitis vardarensis) specimen
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Cobitidae

Vardar spined loach

Cobitis vardarensis

Fish Reaching Eleven Centimeters in European Waters

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Europe
  • West Asia
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Cobitis vardarensis, the Vardar spined loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the true loach family Cobitidae.

Family
Cobitidae
Genus
Cobitis
Maximum length
11 cm
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Europe: Aegean Sea basin from Pinios to Gallikos drainages (Greece and Macedonia). Asia: Turkey.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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