Spined loach

Spined loach
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Genus: Cobitis
Species:
C. taenia
Binomial name
Cobitis taenia
Synonyms
  • Cobitis spilura Holandre, 1837
  • Cobitinula anatoliae Hankó, 1925
  • Cobitis taenioides M.C. Băcescu and R. Mayer, 1969

The spined loach (Cobitis taenia) is a common freshwater fish in Europe. It is sometimes known as spotted weather loach, not to be confused with the "typical" weather loaches of the genus Misgurnus. This is the type species of the spiny loach genus (Cobitis) and the true loach family (Cobitidae).

  1. ^ Freyhof, J. (2011). "Cobitis taenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T5037A11109311. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T5037A11109311.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.