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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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Genus: Cobitis
Species:
C. elongata
Binomial name
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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  1. ^ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Cobitis elongata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T5031A11108572. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T5031A11108572.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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