Economidichthys trichonis Economidis & Miller, 1990
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Economidichthys trichonis, the Trichonis dwarf goby, is a species of goby endemic to Lake Trichonis, an oligotrophic lake in western Greece, where it can be found at depths down to 15 metres (49 ft) in vegetated areas. Males of this species can reach a length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) TL while females grow to 2.7 centimetres (1.1 in) TL. This species is the smallest freshwater fish in Europe with a mature female measuring only 1.8 centimetres (0.71 in) SL.
Wikipedia contributors, Economidichthys trichonis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:34:12.018497+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Economidichthys trichonis Economidis & Miller, 1990
- Name authority
- Economidis & Miller, 1990
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Economidichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
- genusEconomidichthys Bianco, Bullock, Miller & Roubal, 1987
- speciesEconomidichthys trichonis Economidis & Miller, 1990
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Economidichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Economidichthys pygmaeus (Holly, 1929) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Economidis, P. S., & Miller, P. J. (1990). Systematics of freshwater gobies from Greece (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Journal of Zoology, 221. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1990.tb03781.x Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:38NT5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.