Vol. 77 2025

ARTICLES

Rediscovery of Pamvotis Chub in Corfu Island after 63 Years

Evangelos Konstantinidis1,5*, Costas Akovitiotis2,5, Stella Minoudi3,4, George Katselis5 & Costas Perdikaris1

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*1Department of Fisheries, Regional Unit of Thesprotia, Region of Epirus, 46 100, Igoumenitsa, Greece; E-mail: vkonstandin@yahoo.com; ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4969-5010; E-mail: cperdik74@yahoo.gr; ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5417-6242
2Department of Fisheries, Regional Unit of Preveza, Region of Epirus, 48 100, Preveza, Greece; E-mail: acovitiotis@gmail.com; ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4043-1442
3Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54 124, Thessaloniki, Greece; E-mail: sminoudi@bio.auth.gr; ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2991-8483
4Genomics and Epigenomics Translational Research (GENeTres), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI-AUTH), Balkan Center, 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece; E-mail: sminoudi@bio.auth.gr; ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2991-8483
5Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture, University of Patras, 30 200 Messolonghi, Greece; E-mail: gkatselis@upatras.gr; ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7807-5836

https://doi.org/10.71424/azb77.4.002881

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Abstract

This study documents the presence of a chub population on Corfu (Kerkyra) Island, based on collected material through electrofishing in spring 2024, coexisting with Pelasgus thesproticus and Telestes pleurobipunctatus. Morphometric measurements, meristic characteristics and genetic assessment identified the collected specimen as Squalius pamvoticus. This rediscovery of the species fills a 63-year gap in the ichthyological literature and advances the knowledge on the already diverse freshwater ichthyofauna of the island. Moreover, it calls for immediate conservation actions to protect this unique insular population and its habitats.

Key words

Squalius pamvoticus, Kerkyra Island, Messonghi River, taxonomy, DNA barcoding

How to Cite
Konstantinidis E., Akovitiotis C., Minoudi S., Katselis G. & Perdikaris C. 2025. Rediscovery of Pamvotis Chub in Corfu Island after 63 Years. Acta zoologica bulgarica 77 (4): 469-477.

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