thrakica, Sabanejewia aurata Economidis [P. S.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1996:320 [Travaux du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa" v. 36; ref. 23723] River Evros catchment, tributary Erythropotamos, near Mikro Dereio village, Thrace, Greece. Holotype: MZUT 1986-54. Paratypes: ISBB 4581 (43); MZUT 1971-654 (1), 1986-39 (43). Appeared first in Economidis 1995:211 [ref. 23025] without distinguishing features. •Questionably a synonym of Sabanejewia balcanica (Karaman 1922) -- (Kottelat 1997:91 [ref. 22952]). • Questionably a synonym of Sabanejewia aurata (De Filippi 1863) -- (Kottelat 2012:42 [ref. 32367], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:159 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Sabanejewia aurata (De Filippi 1863). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.