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Cobitis elongata

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CYPRINIFORMES COBITIDAE

Scientific Name: Cobitis elongata
Species Authority: Heckel & Kner, 1858
Common Name/s:
English – Balkan Loach

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M.
Evaluator/s: Bogutskaya, N., & Smith, K. (IUCN Freshwater Biodiversity Unit)
Justification:
Occurs only as a few restricted populations (Danube drainage: systems of Nera (Romania), Sava, Kupa (Slovenia, Croatia), Morava (Yugoslavia), Vit and Iantra (Bulgaria). Extirpated (many years ago - more than 10 years/3 generations) in Jiu (Romania) and perhaps Iantra (Bulgaria) but in the rest of the systems it is apparently stable and has no major threats.
History:
1996 – Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Danube drainage: systems of Nera (Romania), Sava, Kupa (Slovenia, Croatia), Morava (Yugoslavia), Vit and Iantra (Bulgaria). Extirpated in Jiu (Romania) and perhaps Iantra (Bulgaria).
Countries:
Native:
Austria; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Montenegro; Romania; Serbia; Slovenia
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: Locally abundant.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Habitat:
Moderate to fast-flowing stretches of shallow rivers. On sandy banks and shores, sometimes on rock bottom with submerged vegetation. Not known to enter small streams, large rivers or river stretches without current.

Biology:
No data.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): No major threats known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information.
Citation: Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. 2008. Cobitis elongata. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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