Mediterranean killifish
Mediterranean killifish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Cyprinodontidae |
Genus: | Aphanius |
Species: | A. fasciatus
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Binomial name | |
Aphanius fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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The Mediterranean killifish, Mediterranean banded killifish or South European toothcarp (Aphanius fasciatus) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae. It is found in Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are saline lakes, saline marshes, and coastal saline lagoons.[3]
References[]
- ^ Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Aphanius fasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T1847A8316811. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T1847A8316811.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Aphanius fasciatus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ^ Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Aphanius
- Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes
- Fish described in 1821
- Cyprinodontiformes stubs