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Danubian Spined Loach

Cobitis elongatoides

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Italy.January 1, February 0, March 1, April 0, May 1, June 3, July 3, August 1, September 1, October 0, November 1, December 1.
Italy13
Nord-Ovest13
Hungary9
Croatia6
Slovenia6
Vzhodna6
Slovakia5
Varaždin5
Romania4
Region of Banská Bystrica3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderMinnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes
FamilyTrue Loaches · Cobitidae
GenusSpined Loaches · Cobitis

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Danubian Spined Loach with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.