List of freshwater fishes of Greece

The following is a list of the freshwater fish species of Greece. The list includes all the known species, with their valid scientific names, their official common Greek names and any sub-species.Economidis, P., S.; Check List of Freshwater Fishes of Greece: Recent Status of Threats and Protection; Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature, Athens, 1991 (Published with the Financial Assistance of the Programme for the Creation of a Data Bank for the Natural Environment of Greece)

Petromyzontidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-species Petromyzon marinus Petromyzon none Eudontomyzon hellenicus Gavohelo none

Acipenseridae Taxonomy Common name Sub-species Huso huso Mourouna none Acipenser naccarii Xyryhi Adriatikis none Acipenser sturio Xyryhi none Acipenser stellatus Astroxyryhi none

Clupeidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-species Alosa fallax Sardelomana A. f. nilotica Alosa macedonica Liparia none Alosa vistonica Thritsa none

Salmonidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-speciesSalmo truttaPestrofa Salmo dentex, Salmo macrostigma, Salmo pelagonicus, Salmo peristericus, Salmo macedonicusOncorhynchus mykiss Amerikaniki pestrofa noneOncorhynchus kisutch Solomos koho noneSalvelinus fontinalis Salvelinos noneCoregonus lavaretus Korigonos none

Esocidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-speciesEsox lucius Tourna none

Cyprinidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-speciesRutilus rutilus Tsironi Rutilus mariza, Rutilus doiranensis, Rutilus vegariticusRutilus ohridanus Platika Rutilus prespensisRutilus ylikiensis Dromitsa, Hirokova nonePachychilon macedonicum (Rutilus macedonicum) Mavrotsironi nonePachychilon pictum Hilas nonePelasgus stymphalicus Daska Pelasgus marathonicus, Pelasgus thesproticus, Pelasgus minutusPseudophoxinus beoticus Paskoviza nonePhoxinellus pleurobipunctatus Liara nonePelasgus epiroticus Tsima Pelasgus prespensis,Tropidophoxinellus hellenicus Gournara noneTropidophoxinellus spartiaticus Bafa noneLadigesocypris ghigii Ghizani L. g. ghigiiLeucaspius delineatus Microsirko noneSqualius cii Tylinari Squalius albus, Squalius peloponnensis, Squalius vardarensis, Squalius macedonicusSqualius svallize Drossina noneLeuciscus borysthenicus Tsailaki noneLeuciscus keadicus Menida nonePhoxinus phoxinus Kokkinogastros noneScardinius erythrophthalmus Kokkinoftera noneScardinius acarnanicus Tseroukia noneScardinius graecus Kalamithra noneAspius aspius Asprogrivado noneTinca tinca Glini noneChondrostoma prespense Skoumbouzi noneChondrostoma vardarense Gourounomitis noneGobio gobio Ghyftopsaro Gobio bulgaricus, Gobio balcanicus, Gobio feraeensisGobio kessleri Mylonaki Gobio banarescuiGobio uranoscopus Moustakas Gobio elimeiusPseudorasbora parva Pseftorasbora noneBarbus barbus Moustakato Barbus macedonicus, Barbus thessalusBarbus albanicus Strossidi noneBarbus graecus Skarouni noneBarbus prespensis Briana noneBarbus cyclolepis Virjana Barbus cyclolepis, Barbus strumicae, Barbus sperchiensis, Barbus cholorematicus Barbus euboicus Petropsaro noneBarbus peloponnesius Hamossourtis Barbus peloponnesius, Barbus rebeli, Barbus petenyiAlburnus alburnus Sirko Alburnus macedonicus, Alburnus thessalicus, Alburnus stroumicaeChalcalburnus chalcoides Ghelartza Chalcalburnus macedonicusChalcalburnus belvica Belovitsa noneAlburnoides bipunctatus Tsironaki Alburnoides ohridanus, Alburnoides thessalicus, Alburnoides strymonicusAbramis brama Lestia noneVimba melanops Malamida noneRhodeus sericeus Mourmouritsa Rhodeus amarusCarassius carassius Koutsouras noneCarassius auratus Petalouda Carassius gibelioCyprinus carpio Grivadi, Cyprinos noneHypophthalmichthys molitrix Assimocyprinos noneCtenopharyngodon idella Hortofagos Cyprinos noneAristichthys nobilis Marmarokyprinos noneParabramis pekinensis Kineziki Lestia

Cobitidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-speciesBarbatula barbatula Vinos O. b. vardarensisOrthrias brandti Pterohili O. b. bureschiOxynoemacheilus pindus Pindovinos noneCobitis vardarensis Velonitsa noneCobitis stephanidisi Ferovelonitsa noneCobitis strumicae Thrakovelonitsa noneCobitis punctilineata Grammovelonitsa noneCobitis trichonica Trichonovelonitsa noneCobitis hellenica Lourovelonitsa C. h. arahthosensisCobitis meridionalis Vrygovelonitsa noneSabanejewia aurata Hryssovelonitsa S. a. balcanica

Siluridae Taxonomy Common name Sub-speciesSilurus glanis Goulianos noneSilurus aristotelis Glanidi none

Anguillidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-species Anguilla anguilla Heli none

Gasterosteidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-speciesGasterosteus aculeatus Agathero nonePungitius platygaster Pontopygosteos nonePungitius hellenicus Ellinopygosteos none

Syngnathidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-speciesSyngnathus abaster Sakorafa none

Cyprinodontidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-speciesAphanius fasciatus Zaharias none Valencia letourneuxi Zournas none

Poecilidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-speciesGambusia affinis Kounoupopsaro none

Mugilidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-speciesMugil cephalus Kephalos none Liza aurata Myzinari noneLiza saliens Gastros, Kefalas noneLiza ramada Mavraki, Lafkinos noneOedalechilus labeo Grentzos noneChelon labrosus Velanitsa, Platarida none

Atherinidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-speciesAtherina boyeri Atherina noneAtherina hepsetus Souvlitis none

Serranidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-speciesDicentrarchus labrax Lavraki noneDicentrarchus punctatus Stiktolavraki none

Percidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-speciesPerca fluviatilis Perki noneStizostedion lucioperca Potamolavrako noneZingel streber Potamoloutsos Zingel balcanicus

Centrarchidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-speciesLepomis gibbosus Iliopsaro none

Blenniidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-speciesSalaria fluviatilis Potamosaliara none

Gobiidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-speciesKnipowitschia caucasica Pontogovios noneKnipowitschia thessala Thessalogovios noneKnipowitschia milleri Aheronogovios noneKnipowitschia panizzae Evinogovios noneEconomidichthys pygmaeus Lourogovios noneEconomidichthys trichonis Nanogovios noneProterorhinus semilunaris Rinogovios noneZosterisessor ophiocephalus Prassinogovios none

Pleuronectidae Taxonomy Common name Sub-speciesPlatichthys flesus Fassi P. f. luscus

References

Further reading

Freshwater Fishes and Lampreys of Greece An Annotated Checklist published March 2015 by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research