# List of freshwater fishes of Greece

The following is a list of the freshwater fish species of Greece. The list includes all the known species, with their valid scientific names, their official common Greek names and any sub-species.

## Petromyzontidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Petromyzon marinus | Petromyzon | none |
| Eudontomyzon hellenicus | Gavohelo | none |

## Acipenseridae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Huso huso | Mourouna | none |
| Acipenser naccarii | Xyryhi Adriatikis | none |
| Acipenser sturio | Xyryhi | none |
| Acipenser stellatus | Astroxyryhi | none |

## Clupeidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Alosa fallax | Sardelomana | A. f. nilotica |
| Alosa macedonica | Liparia | none |
| Alosa vistonica | Thritsa | none |

## Salmonidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Salmo trutta | Pestrofa | Salmo dentex, Salmo macrostigma, Salmo pelagonicus, Salmo peristericus, Salmo macedonicus |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | Amerikaniki pestrofa | none |
| Oncorhynchus kisutch | Solomos koho | none |
| Salvelinus fontinalis | Salvelinos | none |
| Coregonus lavaretus | Korigonos | none |

## Esocidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Esox lucius | Tourna | none |

## Cyprinidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Rutilus rutilus | Tsironi | Rutilus mariza, Rutilus doiranensis, Rutilus vegariticus |
| Rutilus ohridanus | Platika | Rutilus prespensis |
| Rutilus ylikiensis | Dromitsa, Hirokova | none |
| Pachychilon macedonicum (Rutilus macedonicum) | Mavrotsironi | none |
| Pachychilon pictum | Hilas | none |
| Pelasgus stymphalicus | Daska | Pelasgus marathonicus, Pelasgus thesproticus, Pelasgus minutus |
| Pseudophoxinus beoticus | Paskoviza | none |
| Phoxinellus pleurobipunctatus | Liara | none |
| Pelasgus epiroticus | Tsima | Pelasgus prespensis, |
| Tropidophoxinellus hellenicus | Gournara | none |
| Tropidophoxinellus spartiaticus | Bafa | none |
| Ladigesocypris ghigii | Ghizani | L. g. ghigii |
| Leucaspius delineatus | Microsirko | none |
| Squalius cii | Tylinari | Squalius albus, Squalius peloponnensis, Squalius vardarensis, Squalius macedonicus |
| Squalius svallize | Drossina | none |
| Leuciscus borysthenicus | Tsailaki | none |
| Leuciscus keadicus | Menida | none |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | Kokkinogastros | none |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | Kokkinoftera | none |
| Scardinius acarnanicus | Tseroukia | none |
| Scardinius graecus | Kalamithra | none |
| Aspius aspius | Asprogrivado | none |
| Tinca tinca | Glini | none |
| Chondrostoma prespense | Skoumbouzi | none |
| Chondrostoma vardarense | Gourounomitis | none |
| Gobio gobio | Ghyftopsaro | Gobio bulgaricus, Gobio balcanicus, Gobio feraeensis |
| Gobio kessleri | Mylonaki | Gobio banarescui |
| Gobio uranoscopus | Moustakas | Gobio elimeius |
| Pseudorasbora parva | Pseftorasbora | none |
| Barbus barbus | Moustakato | Barbus macedonicus, Barbus thessalus |
| Barbus albanicus | Strossidi | none |
| Barbus graecus | Skarouni | none |
| Barbus prespensis | Briana | none |
| Barbus cyclolepis | Virjana | Barbus cyclolepis, Barbus strumicae, Barbus sperchiensis, Barbus cholorematicus |
| Barbus euboicus | Petropsaro | none |
| Barbus peloponnesius | Hamossourtis | Barbus peloponnesius, Barbus rebeli, Barbus petenyi |
| Alburnus alburnus | Sirko | Alburnus macedonicus, Alburnus thessalicus, Alburnus stroumicae |
| Chalcalburnus chalcoides | Ghelartza | Chalcalburnus macedonicus |
| Chalcalburnus belvica | Belovitsa | none |
| Alburnoides bipunctatus | Tsironaki | Alburnoides ohridanus, Alburnoides thessalicus, Alburnoides strymonicus |
| Abramis brama | Lestia | none |
| Vimba melanops | Malamida | none |
| Rhodeus sericeus | Mourmouritsa | Rhodeus amarus |
| Carassius carassius | Koutsouras | none |
| Carassius auratus | Petalouda | Carassius gibelio |
| Cyprinus carpio | Grivadi, Cyprinos | none |
| Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | Assimocyprinos | none |
| Ctenopharyngodon idella | Hortofagos Cyprinos | none |
| Aristichthys nobilis | Marmarokyprinos | none |
| Parabramis pekinensis | Kineziki Lestia | |

## Cobitidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Barbatula barbatula | Vinos | O. b. vardarensis |
| Orthrias brandti | Pterohili | O. b. bureschi |
| Oxynoemacheilus pindus | Pindovinos | none |
| Cobitis vardarensis | Velonitsa | none |
| Cobitis stephanidisi | Ferovelonitsa | none |
| Cobitis strumicae | Thrakovelonitsa | none |
| Cobitis punctilineata | Grammovelonitsa | none |
| Cobitis trichonica | Trichonovelonitsa | none |
| Cobitis hellenica | Lourovelonitsa | C. h. arahthosensis |
| Cobitis meridionalis | Vrygovelonitsa | none |
| Sabanejewia aurata | Hryssovelonitsa | S. a. balcanica |

## Siluridae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Silurus glanis | Goulianos | none |
| Silurus aristotelis | Glanidi | none |

## Anguillidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Anguilla anguilla | Heli | none |

## Gasterosteidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | Agathero | none |
| Pungitius platygaster | Pontopygosteos | none |
| Pungitius hellenicus | Ellinopygosteos | none |

## Syngnathidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Syngnathus abaster | Sakorafa | none |

## Cyprinodontidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Aphanius fasciatus | Zaharias | none |
| Valencia letourneuxi | Zournas | none |

## Poecilidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Gambusia affinis | Kounoupopsaro | none |

## Mugilidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Mugil cephalus | Kephalos | none |
| Liza aurata | Myzinari | none |
| Liza saliens | Gastros, Kefalas | none |
| Liza ramada | Mavraki, Lafkinos | none |
| Oedalechilus labeo | Grentzos | none |
| Chelon labrosus | Velanitsa, Platarida | none |

## Atherinidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Atherina boyeri | Atherina | none |
| Atherina hepsetus | Souvlitis | none |

## Serranidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Dicentrarchus labrax | Lavraki | none |
| Dicentrarchus punctatus | Stiktolavraki | none |

## Percidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Perca fluviatilis | Perki | none |
| Stizostedion lucioperca | Potamolavrako | none |
| Zingel streber | Potamoloutsos | Zingel balcanicus |

## Centrarchidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Lepomis gibbosus | Iliopsaro | none |

## Blenniidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Salaria fluviatilis | Potamosaliara | none |

## Gobiidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Knipowitschia caucasica | Pontogovios | none |
| Knipowitschia thessala | Thessalogovios | none |
| Knipowitschia milleri | Aheronogovios | none |
| Knipowitschia panizzae | Evinogovios | none |
| Economidichthys pygmaeus | Lourogovios | none |
| Economidichthys trichonis | Nanogovios | none |
| Proterorhinus semilunaris | Rinogovios | none |
| Zosterisessor ophiocephalus | Prassinogovios | none |

## Pleuronectidae

| Taxonomy | Common name | Sub-species |
| Platichthys flesus | Fassi | P. f. luscus |