The golden loaches (Sabanejewia) are a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cobitidae.
Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: Sabanejewia aralensis (Kessler, 1877) (Aral spined loach) Sabanejewia aurata (De Filippi, 1863) (golden spined loach) Sabanejewia balcanica (S. L. Karaman, 1922) (Balkan golden loach) Sabanejewia baltica Witkowski, 1994 (Northern golden loach) Sabanejewia bulgarica (Drensky, 1928) Sabanejewia caspia (Eichwald, 1838) (Caspian spined loach) Sabanejewia caucasica (L. S. Berg, 1906) (Ciscaucasian spined loach) Sabanejewia kubanica Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 1988 Sabanejewia larvata (De Filippi, 1859) (Italian loach) Sabanejewia maeotica Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 2023 (Azov golden loach) Sabanejewia romanica (Băcescu, 1943) (Romanian loach) Sabanejewia vallachica (Nalbant, 1957) (Eastern Carpathian golden loach)
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