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]

Petromyzontidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Petromyzon marinusPetromyzonnone
Eudontomyzon hellenicusGavohelonone

Acipenseridae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Huso husoMourounanone
Acipenser naccariiXyryhi Adriatikisnone
Acipenser sturioXyryhinone
Acipenser stellatusAstroxyryhinone

Clupeidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Alosa fallaxSardelomanaA. f. nilotica
Alosa macedonicaLiparianone
Alosa vistonicaThritsanone

Salmonidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Salmo truttaPestrofaSalmo dentex, Salmo macrostigma, Salmo pelagonicus, Salmo peristericus, Salmo macedonicus
Oncorhynchus mykissAmerikaniki pestrofanone
Oncorhynchus kisutchSolomos kohonone
Salvelinus fontinalisSalvelinosnone
Coregonus lavaretusKorigonosnone

Esocidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Esox luciusTournanone

Cyprinidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Rutilus rutilusTsironiRutilus mariza, Rutilus doiranensis, Rutilus vegariticus
Rutilus ohridanusPlatikaRutilus prespensis
Rutilus ylikiensisDromitsa, Hirokovanone
Pachychilon macedonicum (Rutilus macedonicum)Mavrotsironinone
Pachychilon pictumHilasnone
Pelasgus stymphalicusDaskaPelasgus marathonicus, Pelasgus thesproticus, Pelasgus minutus
Pseudophoxinus beoticusPaskovizanone
Phoxinellus pleurobipunctatusLiaranone
Pelasgus epiroticusTsimaPelasgus prespensis,
Tropidophoxinellus hellenicusGournaranone
Tropidophoxinellus spartiaticusBafanone
Ladigesocypris ghigiiGhizaniL. g. ghigii
Leucaspius delineatusMicrosirkonone
Squalius ciiTylinariSqualius albus, Squalius peloponnensis, Squalius vardarensis, Squalius macedonicus
Squalius svallizeDrossinanone
Leuciscus borysthenicusTsailakinone
Leuciscus keadicusMenidanone
Phoxinus phoxinusKokkinogastrosnone
Scardinius erythrophthalmusKokkinofteranone
Scardinius acarnanicusTseroukianone
Scardinius graecusKalamithranone
Aspius aspiusAsprogrivadonone
Tinca tincaGlininone
Chondrostoma prespenseSkoumbouzinone
Chondrostoma vardarenseGourounomitisnone
Gobio gobioGhyftopsaroGobio bulgaricus, Gobio balcanicus, Gobio feraeensis
Gobio kessleriMylonakiGobio banarescui
Gobio uranoscopusMoustakasGobio elimeius
Pseudorasbora parvaPseftorasboranone
Barbus barbusMoustakatoBarbus macedonicus, Barbus thessalus
Barbus albanicusStrossidinone
Barbus graecusSkarouninone
Barbus prespensisBriananone
Barbus cyclolepisVirjanaBarbus cyclolepis, Barbus strumicae, Barbus sperchiensis, Barbus cholorematicus
Barbus euboicusPetropsaronone
Barbus peloponnesiusHamossourtisBarbus peloponnesius, Barbus rebeli, Barbus petenyi
Alburnus alburnusSirkoAlburnus macedonicus, Alburnus thessalicus, Alburnus stroumicae
Chalcalburnus chalcoidesGhelartzaChalcalburnus macedonicus
Chalcalburnus belvicaBelovitsanone
Alburnoides bipunctatusTsironakiAlburnoides ohridanus, Alburnoides thessalicus, Alburnoides strymonicus
Abramis bramaLestianone
Vimba melanopsMalamidanone
Rhodeus sericeusMourmouritsaRhodeus amarus
Carassius carassiusKoutsourasnone
Carassius auratusPetaloudaCarassius gibelio
Cyprinus carpioGrivadi, Cyprinosnone
Hypophthalmichthys molitrixAssimocyprinosnone
Ctenopharyngodon idellaHortofagos Cyprinosnone
Aristichthys nobilisMarmarokyprinosnone
Parabramis pekinensisKineziki Lestia

Cobitidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Barbatula barbatulaVinosO. b. vardarensis
Orthrias brandtiPterohiliO. b. bureschi
Oxynoemacheilus pindusPindovinosnone
Cobitis vardarensisVelonitsanone
Cobitis stephanidisiFerovelonitsanone
Cobitis strumicaeThrakovelonitsanone
Cobitis punctilineataGrammovelonitsanone
Cobitis trichonicaTrichonovelonitsanone
Cobitis hellenicaLourovelonitsaC. h. arahthosensis
Cobitis meridionalisVrygovelonitsanone
Sabanejewia aurataHryssovelonitsaS. a. balcanica

Siluridae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Silurus glanisGoulianosnone
Silurus aristotelisGlanidinone

Anguillidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Anguilla anguillaHelinone

Gasterosteidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Gasterosteus aculeatusAgatheronone
Pungitius platygasterPontopygosteosnone
Pungitius hellenicusEllinopygosteosnone

Syngnathidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Syngnathus abasterSakorafanone

Cyprinodontidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Aphanius fasciatusZahariasnone
Valencia letourneuxiZournasnone

Poecilidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Gambusia affinisKounoupopsaronone

Mugilidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Mugil cephalusKephalosnone
Liza aurataMyzinarinone
Liza saliensGastros, Kefalasnone
Liza ramadaMavraki, Lafkinosnone
Oedalechilus labeoGrentzosnone
Chelon labrosusVelanitsa, Plataridanone

Atherinidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Atherina boyeriAtherinanone
Atherina hepsetusSouvlitisnone

Serranidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Dicentrarchus labraxLavrakinone
Dicentrarchus punctatusStiktolavrakinone

Percidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Perca fluviatilisPerkinone
Stizostedion luciopercaPotamolavrakonone
Zingel streberPotamoloutsosZingel balcanicus

Centrarchidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Lepomis gibbosusIliopsaronone

Blenniidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Salaria fluviatilisPotamosaliaranone

Gobiidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Knipowitschia caucasicaPontogoviosnone
Knipowitschia thessalaThessalogoviosnone
Knipowitschia milleriAheronogoviosnone
Knipowitschia panizzaeEvinogoviosnone
Economidichthys pygmaeusLourogoviosnone
Economidichthys trichonisNanogoviosnone
Proterorhinus semilunarisRinogoviosnone
Zosterisessor ophiocephalusPrassinogoviosnone

Pleuronectidae

TaxonomyCommon nameSub-species
Platichthys flesusFassiP. f. luscus

References

  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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