Abstract:

Abstract Economidichthys pygmaeus (Holly, 1929) is recorded based on specimens originating from Greater Prespa Lake, southeast Albania, at the intersection between Albania, Greece and North Macedonia. It represents the first record of the species in the Albanian part of this Lake. In the Mediterranean region, the ‘sand gobies’ are widespread playing an important role in different aquatic ecosystems, including the smallest European freshwater fish. The aim of the present contribution was to provide the first information on the presence E. pygmaeus in Greater Prespa Lake confirmed through 16 specimens caught in two localities. Most of the captured specimen were adults with a total length (TL) of 29-37 mm, while 5 specimens were Y-O-Y of (17-20 mm TL). References Barbieri R., Zogaris, S., Kalogianni, E., Stoumboudi, M. Th., Chatzinikolaou, Y., Giakoumi, S., Kapakos, Y., Kommatas, D., Koutsikos, N., Tachos, V., Vardakas L. & A.N. Economou (2015) Freshwater Fishes and Lampreys of Greece: An annotated checklist. Monographs on Marine Sciences, No. 8. Hellenic Centre for Marine Research: Athens, Greece, 130 pp.

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