Sabanejewia aurata

Sabanejewia aurata
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cobitidae
Genus:	Sabanejewia
Species:	S. aurata
Binomial name
Sabanejewia aurata (De Filippi, 1863)
Subspecies
S. a. aralensis, (Aral Spined Loach) - Aral sea S. a. aurata, (Golden Spined Loach) - (Caspian Sea basin, Don river)

Sabanejewia aurata is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cobitidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

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