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List of freshwater fishes of Greece

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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.[1]

Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Petromyzon marinus Petromyzon none
Eudontomyzon hellenicus Gavohelo none
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Huso huso Mourouna none
Acipenser naccarii Xyryhi Adriatikis none
Acipenser sturio Xyryhi none
Acipenser stellatus Astroxyryhi none
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Alosa fallax Sardelomana A. f. nilotica
Alosa macedonica Liparia none
Alosa vistonica Thritsa none
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Salmo trutta Pestrofa Salmo dentex, Salmo macrostigma, Salmo pelagonicus, Salmo peristericus, Salmo macedonicus
Oncorhynchus mykiss Amerikaniki pestrofa none
Oncorhynchus kisutch Solomos koho none
Salvelinus fontinalis Salvelinos none
Coregonus lavaretus Korigonos none
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Esox lucius Tourna none
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Rutilus rutilus Tsironi Rutilus mariza, Rutilus doiranensis, Rutilus vegariticus
Rutilus ohridanus Platika Rutilus prespensis
Rutilus ylikiensis Dromitsa, Hirokova none
Pachychilon macedonicum (Rutilus macedonicum) Mavrotsironi none
Pachychilon pictum Hilas none
Pelasgus stymphalicus Daska Pelasgus marathonicus, Pelasgus thesproticus, Pelasgus minutus
Pseudophoxinus beoticus Paskoviza none
Phoxinellus pleurobipunctatus Liara none
Pelasgus epiroticus Tsima Pelasgus prespensis,
Tropidophoxinellus hellenicus Gournara none
Tropidophoxinellus spartiaticus Bafa none
Ladigesocypris ghigii Ghizani L. g. ghigii
Leucaspius delineatus Microsirko none
Squalius cii Tylinari Squalius albus, Squalius peloponnensis, Squalius vardarensis, Squalius macedonicus
Squalius svallize Drossina none
Leuciscus borysthenicus Tsailaki none
Leuciscus keadicus Menida none
Phoxinus phoxinus Kokkinogastros none
Scardinius erythrophthalmus Kokkinoftera none
Scardinius acarnanicus Tseroukia none
Scardinius graecus Kalamithra none
Aspius aspius Asprogrivado none
Tinca tinca Glini none
Chondrostoma prespense Skoumbouzi none
Chondrostoma vardarense Gourounomitis none
Gobio gobio Ghyftopsaro Gobio bulgaricus, Gobio balcanicus, Gobio feraeensis
Gobio kessleri Mylonaki Gobio banarescui
Gobio uranoscopus Moustakas Gobio elimeius
Pseudorasbora parva Pseftorasbora none
Barbus barbus Moustakato Barbus macedonicus, Barbus thessalus
Barbus albanicus Strossidi none
Barbus graecus Skarouni none
Barbus prespensis Briana none
Barbus cyclolepis Virjana Barbus cyclolepis, Barbus strumicae, Barbus sperchiensis, Barbus cholorematicus
Barbus euboicus Petropsaro none
Barbus peloponnesius Hamossourtis Barbus peloponnesius, Barbus rebeli, Barbus petenyi
Alburnus alburnus Sirko Alburnus macedonicus, Alburnus thessalicus, Alburnus stroumicae
Chalcalburnus chalcoides Ghelartza Chalcalburnus macedonicus
Chalcalburnus belvica Belovitsa none
Alburnoides bipunctatus Tsironaki Alburnoides ohridanus, Alburnoides thessalicus, Alburnoides strymonicus
Abramis brama Lestia none
Vimba melanops Malamida none
Rhodeus sericeus Mourmouritsa Rhodeus amarus
Carassius carassius Koutsouras none
Carassius auratus Petalouda Carassius gibelio
Cyprinus carpio Grivadi, Cyprinos none
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Assimocyprinos none
Ctenopharyngodon idella Hortofagos Cyprinos none
Aristichthys nobilis Marmarokyprinos none
Parabramis pekinensis Kineziki Lestia
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Barbatula barbatula Vinos O. b. vardarensis
Orthrias brandti Pterohili O. b. bureschi
Oxynoemacheilus pindus Pindovinos none
Cobitis vardarensis Velonitsa none
Cobitis stephanidisi Ferovelonitsa none
Cobitis strumicae Thrakovelonitsa none
Cobitis punctilineata Grammovelonitsa none
Cobitis trichonica Trichonovelonitsa none
Cobitis hellenica Lourovelonitsa C. h. arahthosensis
Cobitis meridionalis Vrygovelonitsa none
Sabanejewia aurata Hryssovelonitsa S. a. balcanica
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Silurus glanis Goulianos none
Silurus aristotelis Glanidi none
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Anguilla anguilla Heli none
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Gasterosteus aculeatus Agathero none
Pungitius platygaster Pontopygosteos none
Pungitius hellenicus Ellinopygosteos none
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Syngnathus abaster Sakorafa none
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Aphanius fasciatus Zaharias none
Valencia letourneuxi Zournas none
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Gambusia affinis Kounoupopsaro none
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Mugil cephalus Kephalos none
Liza aurata Myzinari none
Liza saliens Gastros, Kefalas none
Liza ramada Mavraki, Lafkinos none
Oedalechilus labeo Grentzos none
Chelon labrosus Velanitsa, Platarida none
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Atherina boyeri Atherina none
Atherina hepsetus Souvlitis none
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Dicentrarchus labrax Lavraki none
Dicentrarchus punctatus Stiktolavraki none
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Perca fluviatilis Perki none
Stizostedion lucioperca Potamolavrako none
Zingel streber Potamoloutsos Zingel balcanicus
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Lepomis gibbosus Iliopsaro none
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Salaria fluviatilis Potamosaliara none
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Knipowitschia caucasica Pontogovios none
Knipowitschia thessala Thessalogovios none
Knipowitschia milleri Aheronogovios none
Knipowitschia panizzae Evinogovios none
Economidichthys pygmaeus Lourogovios none
Economidichthys trichonis Nanogovios none
Proterorhinus semilunaris Rinogovios none
Zosterisessor ophiocephalus Prassinogovios none
Taxonomy Common name Sub-species
Platichthys flesus Fassi P. f. luscus

References

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  1. ^ 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)

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