| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | COBITIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Sabanejewia larvata | |||
| Species Authority: | (De Filippi, 1859) | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Assessed: | 2006 | |||
| Assessor/s: | Crivelli, A.J. | |||
| Reviewer/s: | Bianco, G. & Kottelat, M. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004) | |||
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Justification: This is widely distributed species for which there is no evidence of decline and which is more widely distributed than previously though. |
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| History: |
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| Range Description: | Restricted to the Padua-Venetian region in northern Italy. The detailed distribution still unknown. Transplanted into Lake Trasimeno and the Tiber and Ombrone river basins. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Italy
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| Range Map: |
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| Population: | Reportedly decreasing but has probably been overlooked in surveys. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Lives in standing and running waters in the lowland and hill zones with sand or mud substrates rich in vegetation. Also found in drainage channels.The breeding season occurs from May to July. Females are larger than males but sexual dimorphism in size is not so evident as in the Spined Loach, Cobitis taenia with which S. larvata often occurs sympatrically. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Habitat destruction and water pollution. |
| Conservation Actions: | None. |
| Citation: | Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Sabanejewia larvata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012. |
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