Published November 25, 2022 | Version v1
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First report of Economidichthys pygmaeus (Holly, 1929) (Gobiidae) in Lake Lesser Prespa, Greece

  • 1. Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
  • 2. Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands|Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands|Society for the Protection of Prespa, Agios Germanos, Greece
  • 3. Datura Molecular Solutions BV, Wageningen, Netherlands
  • 4. Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands|Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Wageningen, Netherlands

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Lake Lesser Prespa in Greece is part of the Prespa Lakes area which is a Ramsar site and a Special Protection Area due to its international importance for endemic biodiversity and migratory birds. Twenty fish taxa have been reported in that lake. From a field survey in July 2016, the species Economidichthys pygmaeus (Holly, 1929) (Gobiidae) was identified based on a molecular analysis and can be added to the list of fish species inhabiting Lake Lesser Prespa, which is the most northern location where this species has been found in Greece.

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