Economidichthys

Economidichthys is a genus of freshwater gobies endemic to Greece. The name of this genus honours the Greek ichthyologist Panos Economidis.^[1]

Economidichthys Temporal range: Middle Miocene to present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Economidichthys pygmaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Subfamily:	Gobionellinae
Genus:	Economidichthys Bianco, Bullock, P. J. Miller & Roubal, 1987
Type species
Gobius pygmaeus Holly, 1929

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:^[2]

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

The fossil species †Economidichthys altidorsalis Schwarzhans, Bradić & Bratishko, 2016 is known from the Middle Miocene of Austria, while †Economidichthys triangularis (Weiler, 1943) is known from the Middle Miocene of Romania & Croatia. These species inhabited marine habitats, suggesting that modern Economidichthys species are descendants of marine taxa.^[3]