FB-70889 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70889 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cyprinodontiformes Pantanodontidae Eremodon Eremodon kifuani Huber & Meinema, 2024 Azov golden loach Sabanejewia maeotica Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 2023 2025-01-24 2025-01-27 Vasil’eva, E.D. and V.P. Vasil’ev0 A new species of golden loach (genus <i>Sabanejewia</i>, Cobitidae) from the Sea of Azov Basin. Journal of Ichthyology 63(2):167-178. (Ref. 132592) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70898 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Patricia Sorongon-Yap 2025-01-24 00:00:00 2025-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70898 Along the flank of the species there is a midlateral row of relatively large dark blotches 9-16 (most often 13-14), without a black line. The interspaces in the middle of midlateral blotches has strong pigmentation; some individuals have even dark lateral coloration. The dorsal fin origin is typically positioned in front of the pelvic fin origin. The body is relatively low, with a body depth noticeably less than the length of the caudal peduncle, usually not exceeding 17% SL and fitting more than six times into the standard length (6.2-8.2). The dorsal adipose crest on the caudal peduncle is very weakly developed, and the ventral crest is barely visible. Two black spots at the base of the caudal fin usually merge into a single marking. Vasil’eva, E.D. and V.P. Vasil’ev 2023 A new species of golden loach (genus <i>Sabanejewia</i>, Cobitidae) from the Sea of Azov Basin. Journal of Ichthyology 63(2):167-178. (Ref. 132592) FB-Distribution-70898 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Patricia Sorongon-Yap 2025-01-24 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70898 Europe: Russia. Vasil’eva, E.D. and V.P. Vasil’ev 2023 A new species of golden loach (genus <i>Sabanejewia</i>, Cobitidae) from the Sea of Azov Basin. Journal of Ichthyology 63(2):167-178. (Ref. 132592) FB-TrophicStrategy-70898 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Patricia Sorongon-Yap 2025-01-24 00:00:00 2025-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ maeotica Found in rivers (Ref. 132592). Vasil’eva, E.D. and V.P. Vasil’ev 2023 A new species of golden loach (genus <i>Sabanejewia</i>, Cobitidae) from the Sea of Azov Basin. Journal of Ichthyology 63(2):167-178. (Ref. 132592) FB-Size-70898 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Patricia Sorongon-Yap 2025-01-24 00:00:00 2025-01-24 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70898 9.2 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 132592)) Vasil’eva, E.D. and V.P. Vasil’ev 2023 A new species of golden loach (genus <i>Sabanejewia</i>, Cobitidae) from the Sea of Azov Basin. Journal of Ichthyology 63(2):167-178. (Ref. 132592) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-70898 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Patricia Sorongon-Yap 2025-01-24 00:00:00 2025-01-24 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70898 demersal; freshwater