Cobitis elongata (Balkan loach) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cobitidae. It is found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, and Turkey.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cobitidae |
| Genus: | Cobitis |
| Species: | C. elongata
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| Cobitis elongata | |
In the most recent (2008) assessment, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species lists the Balkan loach's status as "least concern".
Sources
edit- ^ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Cobitis elongata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T5031A11108572. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T5031A11108572.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
External links
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cobitis elongata". FishBase. February 2008 version.