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Showing posts with label Romanian Loach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Romanian Loach. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The Romanian Loach

The Romanian Loach (Sabanejewia romanica) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cobitidae family, found only in Romania. It was originally placed in the genus Cobitis.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Subfamily: Cobitinae
Genus: Sabanejewia
Species: S. romanica
Binomial name: Sabanejewia romanica(Băcescu, 1943)
Synonyms: Cobitis caspia romanica, Cobitis romanica


Max length : 10.5 cm male/unsexed; 12 cm female
Environment: Benthopelagic; freshwater
Climate / Range Temperate; 10°C - 18°C; 49°N - 43°N, 23°E - 29°E
Distribution: Europe: Upper and middle reach of some Danube tributaries in Romania. It is found only in Romania.
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Vulnerability: Low vulnerability (15 of 100)
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT)