Aegean minnow
(Phoxinus strymonicus)

Classification

Species: Phoxinus strymonicus

General data

Scientific names: Aegean minnow
Habitat: Freshwater
Climates: Temperate, Mountain
Native: Europe
Distribution: Nestos, Struma - Strymonas

Recently described species, known only from Strymon River (Aggitis basin) in Greece. Possibly also found in Bulgaria and perhaps in adjacent catchments in Makedonia and Thraki, but populations in these areas remain unclassified. Populations of unidentified Phoxinus species exist locally in Loudias and Axios in the Makedonia-Thessaly Ecoregion, and Marmaras, Nestos (Bulgarian section), Filiouris and Evros (Bulgarian section) in the Thraki Ecoregion.

This small fish inhabits streams with clear and cool waters often with dense vegetation; these water bodies often depend on cold-water springs.

It reaches 6 cm TL.