Marine cryptobenthic fish fauna of Slovenia (northern Adriatic Sea)Trkov, Domen (Avtor) Mavrič, Borut (Avtor) Orlando-Bonaca, Martina (Avtor) Lipej, Lovrenc (Avtor) cryptobenthic habitatsfish assamblagecoastal watersnorthern Adriatic SeaCryptobenthic fish fauna constitute one of the less studied fish groups in the Adriatic Sea. As regards Slovenian coastal waters, only few papers dealing with cryptobenthic fish assemblages have been published to date. All the available data about cryptobenthic fish species in the Slovenian sea are presented in this paper, with particular interest in their geographic and depth distribution. Altogether 798 specimens of 11 different species were collected. Thorogobius macrolepis and Chromogobius quadrivittatus were found in Slovenian territorial waters for the first time only recently. The majority of fishes have been recorded using new techniques, associated with SCUBA diving equipment and the use of the narcotic Quinaldine. 20192024-07-31 16:48:03Neznano19976sl