Herzegovinian Loach (Cobitis herzegoviniensis)

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General data
- Main name: Herzegovinian Loach
- Local names: Mostarsko spined loach
- Climates: Temperate
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: Europe
- Distribution: Neretva
Classification
- Genus: Cobitis - Spiny loaches
- Family: Cobitidae - True loaches
- Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
The Herzegovinian Loach or Mostarsko spined loach is one of five steno-endemic loach species in the Dalmatian/Bosnian- Herzegovina region. C. herzegoviniensis was first described by Buj et al. (2014) from the Lištica River in the Mostarsko blato karstic field in Bosnia-Herzegovina.