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Freshwater blenny
Salaria fluviatilis (Asso, 1801)
Also calledBlennie fluviatile (fra) · Cagnetta (ita) · Ferskvandstangkvabbe (dan) · Marachomba-de-água-doce (por) · Fluss-Schleimfisch (deu) · barboriqi (sqi) · barburiqi (sqi) · barburiqi i lumit (sqi) · fraile (spa) · horozbina (tur) · smrkavica (slv) · tatlı su blennisi (tur) · upinė šunžuvė (lit) · Ποταμοσαλιάρα (ell)
First described in: Asso (1801). Introduccion á la ichthyologia oriental de España. Anales de Ciencias Naturales, 4 (10): 28-52, Pls. 34-35
The freshwater blenny (Salariopsis fluviatilis) is a species of freshwater and brackish water ray-finned fish belonging to the family Blenniidae, the combtooth blennies. This species is found in Southern Europe, Western Asia and North Africa.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
is native to the lakes and streams south of the Alps. Salaria were recorded by Projet Lac in lakes Garda, Maggiore, Lugano and Como. Salaria were also recorded in the northern perialpine lakes Geneva and Annecy. The population in Lake Geneva is phenotypically distinct from the southern perialpine populations in several key traits, including features that are used to distinguish between the species in this genus [191] (Figure 58). For instance, males of the populations of the southern perialpine lakes have blue cephalic pores on the lower part of the cheek, while those from Lake Geneva lack these pores. Barcoding of Salaria from all Projet Lac sampling sites revealed that the Lake Geneva population is genetically distinct from the populations of the southern perialpine lakes. This indicates that Lake Geneva was not colonised from southern Swiss or northern Italian populations of Salaria, but most likely from populations further down the Rhone in France. Following the identification key of Doadrio et al [191], the Lake Geneva population would be diagnosed as typical Salaria fluviatilis, whereas the populations from the lakes south of the Alps would not (given the presence of blue cep
Diversity, distribution and community composition of fish in perialpine lakes – “ Projet Lac ” synthesis report
distribution
Distribution in the area. It is known from the Seyhan and Ceyhan River drainages.
Distribution and diversity of fish from Seyhan, Ceyhan and Orontes river systems
materials_examined
Material examined. FFR 04251 St. 33., - Not preserved St. 38., - FFR 04256 St. 39., - FSJF 2453 St. 40., - FFR 04254 St. 58., - FFR 04250 St. 59., - FFR 04253 St. 69.
Distribution and diversity of fish from Seyhan, Ceyhan and Orontes river systems
materials_examined
Inland water: 29700 - 631 (1 spc.), 29.06.2001, Iznik Lake, M. Oezulug, Oemer Altun, Baris Tokmaktepe.
A catalogue of the fishes held in the Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Hydrobiology Museum.
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The freshwater blenny has the dorsal fin supported by 12 or 13 spines and 16 or 17 soft rays while the anal fin contains 2 spines and between 17 and 19 soft rays. There is a wide band of small dots running diagonally backwards and downwards from the eye and there is a branched cirrus above the eyes. This species reaches a maximum total length of 15.4 cm (6.1 in), although 8 cm (3.1 in) is more typical.
Range & habitat
The freshwater blenny is found in southern Europe from Portugal east to western Anatolia, as well as on the islands of Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Euboea, Crete, Icaria, Lesbos, Corfu and Rhodes, with a population in a few streams draining into the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria. It formerly occurred on Cyprus but damming and malaria control in the 20th Century led to its probable local extinction on that island. The freshwater blenny is found in unpolluted stretches of rivers and streams with moderate to fast current and where the streambed is made up of gravel, rocks and stones. It can be found in large lakes, where it occurs along rocky shorelines.
== References ==
In human culture
The freshwater blenny is classified in the genus Salariopsis, a name which suffixes -opsis, meaning "having the form of", on to Salaria, an allusion to its seeming, and deceptive, similarity in appearance to that genus. The Specific name, fluviatilis, means "of a river" and is a reference to the occurrence of this species in freshwater,
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Salaria fluviatilis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4409525.