Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Gobiidae > Economidichthys > Economidichthys pygmaeus

Economidichthys pygmaeus (Goby; Western Greece goby)

Synonyms: Economidichthys pygmeus; Gobius martensii prevesicus; Gobius martensii var. previscus; Gobius pygmaeus (homotypic); Pomatoschistus pygmaeus
Language: Greek; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

Economidichthys pygmaeus, the Western Greece goby, is a species of freshwater goby endemic to western Greece where it is an inhabitant of streams and rivers. It is suspected to also occur in Albania. Males of this species can reach a length of 5.1 centimetres (2.0 in) TL while females can reach a length of 5.4 centimetres (2.1 in) TL.
View Wikipedia Record: Economidichthys pygmaeus

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
AMVRAKIKOS KOLPOS, LIMNOTHALASSA KATAFOURKO KAI KORAKONISIA 56861 Greece  

Prey / Diet

Bosmina longirostris[1]
Chydorus sphaericus[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Carassius carassius (Crucian carp)2
Mirogrex terraesanctae (Kinneret bleak)1
Salvelinus alpinus (Arctic charr)1

External References

Citations

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♦ 1Diet and feeding habits of Economidichthys pygmaeus (Perciformes: Gobiidae) in Lake Pamvotis, NW Greece, Ch. Gkenas, S. Malavasi and I. Leonardos, J. Appl. Ichthyol. (2011), 1–7
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0