Squalius cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Squalius

Characterisation

Trogloxene

Distribution

Eurasia

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Maara, Koutrakis et al. 2003
  Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Drama / Municipality: Prosotsani / Closest settlement: Angitis

Comments

Synonymy: Leuciscus cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

IUCN Red List

LC - Least Concern

Greece's Red Data Book

NE - Not Evaluated

Protection status

• There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases

Fauna Europea

GBIF

IUCN Red List

PESI

NCBI

Species references

• Koutrakis, E., Katsaiti, L., Kallianiotis, A., Tsikliras, A., Bobori D. & Economidis, P. 2003. The aquatic macrofauna of Cave Aggitis (Maaras, Drama) - Preliminary results.. Pages 83-86 in 11th Panhellenic Conference of. Ichthyologists, 10-13 April 2003, Preveza Greece (in Greek).

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Squalius cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 07.02.2018, Accessed 09.03.2026