First report of Economidichthys pygmaeus (Holly, 1929) (Gobiidae) in Lake Lesser Prespa, Greece

By

Van Oosterhout, Frank
Maliaka, Valentini
Van Bochove, Kees
Lürling, Miquel

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-11-25

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

18

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1249--1253

Subjects

Fish , goby , Greek Ramsar Wetland , lentic waterbody

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.6.1249

 

Abstract

Lake Lesser Prespa in Greece is part of the Prespa Lakes area which is a Ramsar site and a Special Protection Area due to its international importance for endemic biodiversity and migratory birds. Twenty fish taxa have been reported in that lake. From a field survey in July 2016, the species Economidichthys pygmaeus (Holly, 1929) (Gobiidae) was identified based on a molecular analysis and can be added to the list of fish species inhabiting Lake Lesser Prespa, which is the most northern location where this species has been found in Greece.