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Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Etymology: Sabanejewia: Because of P. Sabanejev, expert in plankton.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 53°N - 30°N, 14°E - 76°E
Europe and Asia: Danube, Kamchiya River, flowing into the Black Sea, rivers flowing into the Aegean Sea, basins of the upper Don, Kuban River, Kura and Araks, Sefid-rud, Tedzhen and Murgab.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 556)
Dosal fin origin behind pelvic fin origin (Ref. 59043).
Adults occur mainly in the upper and middle reaches of rivers (Ref. 31729).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nalbant, T.T. and P.G. Bianco, 1998. The loaches of Iran and adjacent regions with description of six new species (Cobitoidea). Ital. J. Zool. 65:109-125. (Ref. 31729)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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