Spined loach: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the spined loach lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cobitis taenia
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Cypriniformes
Family	Cobitidae

Where does the spined loach live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the spined loach in 12 countries and territories across Europe. In Italy it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the spined loach endangered?

The spined loach’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the spined loach?

The spined loach (Cobitis taenia) is a ray-finned fish in the order Cypriniformes and the family Cobitidae, genus Cobitis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the spined loach

The spined loach (Cobitis taenia) is a common freshwater fish in Europe. It is sometimes known as the spotted weather loach, not to be confused with the "typical" weather loaches of the genus Misgurnus. This is the type species of the spiny loach genus (Cobitis) and the true loach family (Cobitidae).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Spined loach (revision 1322505154), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q728408 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).