Freshwater blenny (Salariopsis fluviatilis)

Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
- Main name: Freshwater blenny
- Climates: Subtropical, Temperate
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: Europe, Africa, Asia
- Distribution: Bojana, Struma (Strymonas), Drin, Vardar (Axios), Pineios (Thessaly), Lake Skadar, View all... Neretva, Cetina, Krka (Adriatic Sea drainage), Haliacmon, Gallikos, Nestos, Maritsa (Evros), Lake Vrana, Guadalquivir
Classification
- Genus: Salariopsis - Freshwater blennies
- Family: Blenniidae - Combtooth blennies
- Order: Blenniiformes - Blennies
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
The freshwater blenny (Salaria fluviatilis) is a species of fish in the family Blenniidae. It is found in African rivers and brooks in Algeria and Morocco flowing to the Mediterranean Sea. In Europe, it is widespread in the freshwaters of Albania, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Spain, and Portugal, while in Asia it is in Turkey and Israel. This species reaches a length of 15 centimeters TL.