Sabanejewia aurata
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cobitidae
Genus:	Sabanejewia
Species:	S. aurata
Binomial name
Sabanejewia aurata (De Filippi, 1863)
Subspecies
S. a. aralensis, (Aral Spined Loach) - Aral sea S. a. aurata, (Golden Spined Loach) - (Caspian Sea basin, Don river)
Synonyms
Cobitis aurata De Filippi, 1863 Cobitis hohenackeri Kessler, 1877 Cobitis aralensis Kessler, 1877

Sabanejewia aurata also known as the golden spined loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the loach family Cobitidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

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