Economidichthys

Economidichthys is a genus of freshwater gobies endemic to Greece. The name of this genus honours the Greek ichthyologist Panos Economidis.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

• Economidichthys mornosensis
• Economidichthys pygmaeus <small>(Holly, 1929)</small> (Western Greece goby)
• Economidichthys trichonis <small>Economidis & P. J. Miller, 1990</small> (Trichonis dwarf goby)

The fossil species †Economidichthys altidorsalis <small>Schwarzhans, Bradić & Bratishko, 2016</small> is known from the Middle Miocene of Austria, while †Economidichthys triangularis <small>(Weiler</small><small>, 1943)</small> is known from the Middle Miocene of Romania and Croatia. These species inhabited marine habitats, suggesting that modern Economidichthys species are descendants of marine taxa.

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