Cobitis elongata (Balkan loach) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cobitidae. It is found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, and Turkey.
| Cobitis elongata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cobitidae |
| Genus: | Cobitis |
| Species: | C. elongata |
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| Cobitis elongata Heckel & Kner, 1858 | |
In the most recent (2008) assessment, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species lists the Balkan loach's status as "least concern".
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