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Aphanius
Sign in to saveAphanius, commonly referred to as Mediterranean killifish, is a genus of the order Cyprinodontiformes in the family Aphaniidae. They are found in fresh and brackish waters in the coastal plains of the Mediterranean region.
Species
Mediterranean Banded Killifish
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCyprinodontiformes
- FamilyCyprinodontidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 42
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Cyprinodontidae
- Collections
- MVZ, USNM, CMN, MNHN, CAS, UMMZ
- Recorded in
- Turkey, Eritrea, United States, Iran, Israel, Djibouti, Tunisia, Iraq
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cyprinodontidae
- Image
- Aphanius iberus.png
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Aphanius
- Commons category
- Aphanius
- topic's main category
- Category:Aphanius
- start time
- 11608000-0
- end time
- 5332000-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy and systematics
- Species
- Fossil record
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Aphanius, commonly referred to as Mediterranean killifish, is a genus of the order Cyprinodontiformes in the family Aphaniidae. They are found in fresh and brackish waters in the coastal plains of the Mediterranean region.
==Taxonomy and systematics== There were formerly 39 recognized species in this genus. However, the family Aphaniidae was split in 2020, and species were reallocated to eight monophyletic genera. Several species were reallocated; to five resurrected genera (Anatolichthys, Aphaniops, Kosswigichthys, Paraphanius, and Tellia) and two new genera Esmaeilius and Apricaphanius.
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