Golden loach
# Golden loach

The golden loaches (Sabanejewia) are a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cobitidae.

## Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:

* Sabanejewia aurata (De Filippi, 1863)
   * Sabanejewia aurata aralensis (Kessler, 1877) (Aral spined loach)
   * Sabanejewia aurata 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 romanica (Băcescu, 1943) (Romanian loach)
* Sabanejewia vallachica (Nalbant, 1957) (Eastern Carpathian golden loach)
