Golden loach explained

The golden loaches (Sabanejewia) are a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cobitidae.

Species

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:

• Sabanejewia aralensis (Kessler, 1877) (Aral spined loach)
• Sabanejewia aurata (De Filippi, 1863) (golden spined loach)
• Sabanejewia balcanica (S. L. Karaman, 1922) (Balkan golden loach)
• Sabanejewia baltica Witkowski, 1994 (Northern golden loach)
• Sabanejewia bulgarica (Drensky, 1928)
• Sabanejewia caspia (Eichwald, 1838) (Caspian spined loach)
• Sabanejewia caucasica (L. S. Berg, 1906) (Ciscaucasian spined loach)
• Sabanejewia kubanica Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 1988
• Sabanejewia larvata (De Filippi, 1859) (Italian loach)
• Sabanejewia maeotica Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 2023 (Azov golden loach)
• Sabanejewia romanica (Băcescu, 1943) (Romanian loach)
• Sabanejewia vallachica (Nalbant, 1957) (Eastern Carpathian golden loach)