baltica, Sabanejewia aurata Witkowski [A.] 1994:44, Fig. 10 [Zoologische Abhandlungen; Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 22060] Widawa River, Odra River basin, near village Kielczówek, 4 kilometers from Wroclaw, 51°18'N, 17°12'W, Poland. Holotype: NMHW 638. Paratypes: MTD F 11888-89 (2), NMHW 639 (33). Type catalog: Zarske 2003:23 [ref. 27474]. •Synonym of Sabanejewia balcanica (Karaman 1922) -- (Kottelat 1997:91 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Sabanejewia aurata (De Filippi 1863), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Vasil'eva 1998:102 [ref. 23591]). •Valid as Sabanejewia baltica Witkowski 1994 -- (Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:110 [ref. 28183], Bohlen et al. 2005:103 [ref. 28439], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:321 [ref. 29996], Kottelat 2012:42 [ref. 32367], Vasil'eva et al. 2022:12 [ref. 39491], Dyldin et al. 2023:[6] [ref. 40328], Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev 2023:[10] [ref. 40114]). Current status: Valid as Sabanejewia baltica Witkowski 1994. Cobitidae. Distribution: Northeastern Europe: Baltic Sea basin. Habitat: freshwater.