Caspian Golden Loach
Sabanejewia aurata (De Filippi, 1863)
Also calledGoldsteinbeißer (deu) · Koza złotawa (pol) · Kózka zlotawa (pol) · Loche dorée (fra) · Verdemã-dourada (por) · Verdemã-italiana (por) · koza zlotawa (pol) · kózka złotawa (pol) · pĺž zlatistý (slk) · sekavčík zlatavý (ces) · Переднеазиатская щиповка (rus) · Щипавка золотиста (ukr) · закаспийская щиповка (rus) · среднеазиатская щиповка (rus)
First described in: De Filippi, F. 1863. Nuove o poco note specie di animali vertebrati raccolte in un viaggio in Persia nell’ estate dell’ anno 1862. Arch. Zool. Anat. Fisiol., Genova, 2 2: 377-394.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
biology_ecology
Habitat. Hill streams with clear water and sandy or gravelly bottoms. In moderate current. Biology. No data.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Distinguished from Sabanejewia caspia by: ● 10 – 15 large, distinct blotches along lateral midline ● no irregularly shaped band of brown pigments below lateral blotches. Size up to 100 mm SL.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
discussion
Remarks. Occasionally, reported to occur in all rivers of Iranian Caspian basin, but no records east of Sefid was confirmed in last decades. The identity of Hari and Morghab populations is questionable, and these fishes might belong to S. aralensis, a species widespread in Zeravshan, Amu, and Syr Darya in Central Asia.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
distribution
Distribution. Southern Caspian basin: Kura and Aras drainages east to Sefid.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4286853.