Freshwater blenny

Freshwater blenny
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Salaria
Species: Freshwater blenny
Binomial name
Salaria fluviatilis
(Asso, 1801)

Freshwater blenny, Salaria fluviatilis, is a species of fish in the Blenniidae family. It is found in African rivers and brooks in Algeria and Morocco flowing to the Mediterranean Sea[1]. In Europe it is widespread in the freshwaters of Albania, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Spain, Portugal[2][3]. In Asia it is in Turkey and Israel. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.

References

  1. ^ Salaria fluviatilis at FishBase
  2. ^ Oliveira, R.F., V.C. Almada, A.J. Almeida, R.S. Santos and E.J. Gonçalves 1992 A checklist of the blennioid fishes (Teleostei, Blennioidei) occurring in Portuguese waters. Arquipélago. Ciencias da Natureza 10:23-37.
  3. ^ Crivelli, A.J. 1996 The freshwater fish endemic to the Mediterranean region. An action plan for their conservation. Tour du Valat Publication, 171 p.