Herzegovinian Loach
(Cobitis herzegoviniensis)

Classification

Species: Cobitis herzegoviniensis

General data

Scientific names: Herzegovinian Loach
Local names: Mostarsko spined loach
Habitat: Freshwater
Climate: Temperate
Native: Europe
Distribution: Neretva

The Herzegovinian Loach or Mostarsko spined loach is one of five steno-endemic loach species in the Dalmatian/Bosnian- Herzegovina region. C. herzegoviniensis was first described by Buj et al. (2014) from the Lištica River in the Mostarsko blato karstic field in Bosnia-Herzegovina.