Common names:
Baveuse, Blennie cagnette, Blennie fluviatile
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
occasional (usually not seen)
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Occurs in the Tarn and the Garonne (presence in the drainage possibly due to invasion through Canal du Midi, Ref. 89043) up to the Alpes Maritimes and Corsica; also known in Lake Bourget (Ref. 30578). The northern limit of its distribution is Lake Annecy (introduced around 1980). Reproduces in May to August at temperatures above 18°C (Ref. 59043).
In Annex III of the Bern Convention (Ref. 11941). Its biotope has to be protected ("arrêté du 8-12-1988") (Ref. 40476); Also Ref. 26100.
Status of threat: Vulnerable (Ref. 74334).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Keith, P. and J. Allardi (coords.), 2001
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Blenniinae
Etymology: Salariopsis:The suffix -opsis, from the ancient Greek 'view, appearance', is added to the epithet "Salaria" to highlight its apparent, but misleading, morphological similarity to the blenniid genus Salaria Forsskål, 1775 (Ref. 128181).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology