Trichonis blenny (Salaria economidisi)

Scientific name: Salaria economidisi Kottelat, 2004

The Trichonis blenny (Salaria economidisi) is a freshwater fish of the family Blenniidae. Native range: Europe, Greece - Lake Trichonis.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 16 - 19. This species is distinguished from its congeners in European inland waters by the following combination of characters: cheeks with 3-5 rows of bold black dots, roughly running diagonally from eye backward and downward, with space between 2 of the lower rows greyish and spaces between upper rows paler; simple cirrus above eye; head length 29-33% SL; upper jaw with 25-30 teeth, lower jaw with 20-27; A II,16-19; D XII-XIII,16-17.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Salaria economidisi
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.5
Depth range
0–2 m (0–7 ft)
Environment
Freshwater; demersal; depth range 0 - 2 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Greece - Lake Trichonis.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(i,ii,iii))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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