Atherina hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758

Iftime, Alexandru & Oţel, Vasile, 2025, An annotated systematical checklist of the Romanian ichthyofauna, Zootaxa 5654 (1), pp. 1-64 : 32

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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5654.1.1

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Atherina hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758
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Atherina hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL

A native marine/euryhaline species, found along all Romanian Black Sea waters (but rarer in the northern sector) ( Bănărescu 1964; Oțel 2007; Vasil’eva 2007; Radu et al. 2008; Yankova et al. 2014; Țoțoiu et al. 2018; Cocan & MireȘan 2018; Niță et al. 2022).

ORD. BELONIFORMES

Fam. Belonidae

Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1758)

A native marine species, formerly found along all Romanian Black Sea waters and in the Sinoe lagoon; nowadays only in the sea, particularly in the southern and central sectors ( Bănărescu 1964; Oțel 2007; Vasil’eva 2007; Radu et al. 2008; Yankova et al. 2014; Țoțoiu et al. 2018; Cocan & MireȘan 2018 [as Belone euxini Günther 1866 ]; Niță et al. 2022).

The Pontic population is sometimes treated as a full species, Belone euxini Günther, 1866 ( Froese & Pauly 2025, and references quoted therein) or as part of Belone belone ( Fricke et al. 2025, and literature quoted therein; Yankova et al. 2023).

ORD. CYPRINODONTIFORMES

Fam. Poecilidae

Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859

A non-native species, introduced widely in littoral lakes and around urban centers; established in littoral lakes, transiently successful in other places but also extinct in some introduction spots ( Iftime & Iftime 2021; Iftime & Iftime 2022).

ORD. MUGILIFORMES

Fam. Mugilidae

Chelon auratus (Risso, 1810)

A native marine/euryhaline species, found along all Romanian Black Sea waters, and sporadically in the Razim-Sinoe lagoon system and in some littoral lakes ( Bănărescu 1964; Oțel 2007; Vasil’eva 2007; Yankova et al. 2014; Cocan & MireȘan 2018; Niță et al. 2022).

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