Fish, loach family
Crimean spined loach
- Maximum length
- 6cm
- Best water temperature
- 10–17 °C
- Water today (4.6 °C)
- Out of range
About the species Crimean spined loach
How to recognise it
An elongated, laterally flattened fish (up to about 10 cm) with six barbels around the mouth and a movable spine under the eye. During the day it buries itself in the sand.
Where it lives
Sandy and fine gravel bottoms of flowing and still waters.
What it feeds on
Small invertebrates, algae and organic matter sifted from the sand.
Classification under the decree
Decree of the Ministry of the Environment of the SR no. 381/2018 Coll. on fisheries.
Classification
A native species of fish or lamprey (Section 13, paragraph 1 of the decree).
Closed season, minimum size and daily limit
What the Fisheries Act says about Crimean spined loach. For guidance only; check it in the fishing regulations of the district.
Species protected all year
Section 10, paragraph 1, point i of the decreefishing prohibited
this species may not be fishedoutside this period
You must not keep a fish of this species. If you happen to catch one, return it to the water as gently as possible.
Summary of Act no. 216/2018 Coll. and Decree no. 381/2018 Coll. (as of 6 Nov 2026). It may be out of date or contain an error, and exceptions apply on some waters. The permit and the fishing regulations of the district are binding. The fishing law, rule by rule.
Water temperature and requirements
At what temperature the species is active and how well today's water suits it.
Out of rangeTypical water on the Slovakia is 4.6 °C today. That is outside the range the species tolerates (5 to 20 °C). Fish are less active or move to water with a more suitable temperature.
- tolerates 5 to 20 °C
- best 10 to 17 °C
- typical water today 4.6 °C
- Length
- up to 6 cm
- Oxygen
- Typical oxygen requirements
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Where it was recorded
Fishing districts around which a record of this species exists (GBIF).
We do not yet have records of this species at any fishing district. The data are supplemented from the GBIF database.
Catches of Crimean spined loach
Approved catches by anglers on this portal.
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Similar species
Photo credits
- Crimean spined loach: Photo: Zag at Ukrainian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spined loach: Photo: J.C. Harf (User Wiki-Harfus on de.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danubian spined loach: Photo: Yuriy Kvach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Minimum sizes, protection periods and permitted fishing methods are set by the fishing regulations and the conditions of the specific fishing district. Check them before you fish.