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Salariopsis economidisi (Kottelat, 2004) Trichonis blenny |
| Family: | Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies), subfamily: Blenniinae | |||
| Max. size: | 7.3 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 4.8 g | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; depth range 0 - 2 m | |||
| Distribution: | Europe: endemic to Lake Trichonis in Greece (Ref. 59043, 128181, 128194). | |||
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 12-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 16-19; Vertebrae: 36-36. Diagnosis: 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 (Ref. 59043). Description: Dorsal fin with 12-13 spines and 16-17 soft rays; anal fin with 2 spines and 16-19 soft rays; pectoral fin with 13-14 soft rays; pelvic fin with 1 spine and 3 soft rays (Ref. 128181). |
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| Biology: | A territorial species found in lake shores and usually in dense vegetation at 0.3 to 2 m depth. Adults feed on insects and crustaceans. They spawn in May-July. Eggs hatch in about one week. Larvae are planktonic until about 15 mm. (Ref. 59043). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 (B1ab(i,ii,iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||