Balkan loach
(Cobitis elongata)

Classification

Species: Cobitis elongata
Genus: Cobitis - Spiny loaches
Family: Cobitidae - True loaches
Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Balkan loach
Habitat: Freshwater
Climates: Temperate, Continental
Native: Europe
Distribution: Danube

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