Sabanejewia aurata

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

Sabanejewia aurata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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)
Synonyms
Cobitis aurata De Filippi, 1863 Cobitis hohenackeri Kessler, 1877 Cobitis aralensis Kessler, 1877