Cobitis elongata

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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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.

Reviewer/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:	(click map to view full version)

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.

Major Threat(s):

No major threats known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No information.

Conservation Actions:

No information.

Bibliography [top]

	Banarescu, P. and Nalbant, T.T. 1957. Eidonomische und taxionomische Untersuchungen an Cobitis elongata (Pisces, Cobitidae). Banarescu, P. and Nalbant, T.T. 1998. Cobitis elongata Heckel and Kner, 1858 (Pisces: Ostariophysi: Cobitidae): distribution, relationaships, geographical variation and protection status. Revue Roumaine de Biologie, Biologie Animale 43: 57-65. IUCN. 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 5 October 2008). Kottelat, M. and Freyhof, J. 2007. Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol, Switzerland.

Banarescu, P. and Nalbant, T.T. 1957. Eidonomische und taxionomische Untersuchungen an Cobitis elongata (Pisces, Cobitidae).

Banarescu, P. and Nalbant, T.T. 1998. Cobitis elongata Heckel and Kner, 1858 (Pisces: Ostariophysi: Cobitidae): distribution, relationaships, geographical variation and protection status. Revue Roumaine de Biologie, Biologie Animale 43: 57-65.

IUCN. 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 5 October 2008).

Kottelat, M. and Freyhof, J. 2007. Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol, Switzerland.

Citation:	Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. 2008. Cobitis elongata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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