''Aphaniops'' is a
genus of
killifishes in the family
Aphaniidae
Aphaniidae, the Oriental killifishes, are a family of the order Cyprinodontiformes. The 42 extant species of the family inhabit inland waters, rivers and lagoons. The distribution of these species extends from the entire Mediterranean region t ...
, which are native to Western Asia (including
Asia Minor and
Iran), Northeast Africa and east to southwest
India. Several species in the genus have very limited distribution and may be
threatened.
Etymology
The generic name is derived from ''
Aphanius'', and ''
-opsis'' meaning "appearance".
It is a
sister genus
In phylogenetics, a sister group or sister taxon, also called an adelphotaxon, comprises the closest relative(s) of another given unit in an evolutionary tree.
Definition
The expression is most easily illustrated by a cladogram:
Taxon A and t ...
to ''Aphanius'' and ''
Paraphanius
''Paraphanius'' is a genus of killifishes in the family Aphaniidae, which are native to western Asia (including Asia Minor). Several species in the genus have very limited distribution and may be threatened.
Etymology
The generic name is derive ...
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Species
There are nine valid species:
* ''
Aphaniops dispar''
Rüppell, 1829 (Arabian toothcarp)
* ''
Aphaniops furcatus''
Teimori, Esmaeili, Erpenbeck & Reichenbacher, 2014[Teimori, A., Esmaeili, H.R., Erpenbeck, D. & Reichenbacher, B. (2014): A new and unique species of the genus ''Aphanius'' Nardo, 1827 (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae) from Southern Iran: A case of regressive evolution. ''Zoologischer Anzeiger – A Journal of Comparative Zoology, 253 (4): 327-337.'']
* ''
Aphaniops ginaonis''
Holly, 1929
* ''
Aphaniops hormuzensis
''Aphaniops'' is a genus of killifishes in the family Aphaniidae, which are native to Western Asia (including Asia Minor and Iran), Northeast Africa and east to southwest India. Several species in the genus have very limited distribution and may ...
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(Teimori, Esmaeili, Hamidan & Reichenbacher, 2018)
* ''
Aphaniops kruppi''
(Freyhof, Weissenbacher & Geiger, 2017)
* ''
Aphaniops richardsoni''
(Boulenger, 1907) (Dead Sea toothcarp)
* ''
Aphaniops sirhani''
Villwock, Scholl & Krupp
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, 1983 (Azraq toothcarp)
* ''
Aphaniops stiassnyae''
Getahun & Lazara, 2001 (Lake Afdera killifish)
* ''
Aphaniops stoliczkanus''
(Day, 1872)
References
Further reading
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Cyprinodontidae
Freshwater fish genera
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