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Sabanejewia caucasica (Berg, 1906) Ciscaucasian spined loach |
| Family: | Cobitidae (Spined loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 10.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia and Europe: northwestern and southern Caspian basin from Kuma drainage (Russia) to Babol (Iran). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Flank marbled without midlateral rows of dark blotches. Dark blotches on dorsum often fused. Branches of suborbital spine similar in length. | |||
| Biology: | Found on gravel substrate along steep banks of rivulets and streams 3-10 m wide and less than 1 m deep in foothills and plains, sometimes in channels (Ref. 59043). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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