Epipotamal streams
Common name:
Epipotamal streams
Habitat code:
C2.31
Description:
Upper reaches of lowland streams, characterised by calmer flow, higher annual temperature variation and aquatic biocoenoses comprising more standing water species, among them emergent macrophytes (units C2.33-C2.34). The unit corresponds to the -Barbel zone- of western European ichthyological classifications.
References:
ILE SAS, 2005
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Ladigesocypris ghigii (Gianferrari, 1927) | |
| Rana graeca Boulenger, 1891 | |
| Barbus euboicus Stephanidis, 1950 | |
| Barbus peloponnesius Valenciennes, 1842 | |
| Palaemonetes antennarius (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) |
