Freshwater blenny
(Salariopsis fluviatilis)

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Classification

Species: Salariopsis fluviatilis
Genus: Salariopsis - Freshwater blennies
Family: Blenniidae - Combtooth blennies
Order: Blenniiformes - Blennies
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Freshwater blenny
Habitat: Freshwater
Climates: Subtropical, Temperate
Native: Europe
Distribution: Bojana, Vardar (Axios), Lake Skadar, Cetina, Krka (Adriatic Sea drainage), Lake Vrana, Guadalquivir, Nestos, Pineios (Thessaly), Gallikos, Struma - Strymonas, Neretva, Maritsa (Evros), Haliacmon, Drin

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.

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