Herzegovinian Loach
(Cobitis herzegoviniensis)

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Classification
Species:
Cobitis herzegoviniensis
Genus:
Cobitis - Spiny loaches
Family: Cobitidae - True loaches
Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
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.