Folia Zool. – 66 (4): 211–226 (2017) Status and distribution of spined loaches (Cobitidae) and stone loaches (Nemacheilidae) in Bosnia and Herzegovina Pero TUTMAN1*, Ivana BUJ2, Marko ĆALETA3, Adem HAMZIĆ4, Enad KORJENIĆ4, Avdul ADROVIĆ5 and Branko GLAMUZINA6 1 Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia; e-mail:
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[email protected] Received 14 July 2017; Accepted 10 January 2018 Abstract. This paper presents a critical assessment of the current status and geographical distribution of loaches (Cobitidae, Nemacheilidae) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This closes a gap in research knowledge with only general distribution data currently available. In the Danube catchment four cobitid (Cobitis elongata, C. elongatoides, Misgurnus fossilis, Sabanejewia balcanica) and one nemacheilid species (Barbatula barbatula) were recorded, while the Adriatic Sea catchment hosts three spined loaches: C. narentana, C. illyrica, and C. herzegoviniensis and nemachilid B. barbatula. Cobitis elongatoides was found to be the most common and distributed throughout the northern Bosnia and Herzegovina; i.e.