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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Aphaniidae (Oriental killifishes)
Etymology: Aphaniops: Aphanius-opsis, resembling Aphanius.

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Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 8.0 - ? ; dH range: 10 - ?; non-migratory. Subtropical

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Eurasia: endemic to and only native finfish of Azraq Oasis, Jordan, where it is presently in danger of extinction because of a recent lowering in water level.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27139); common length : 3.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13609)

In shallow water among vegetation and stones, or over muddy grounds. Its diet consists of insect larvae and crustaceans. The breeding season lies in the spring (Ref. 13609). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

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Freyhof, J. and B. Yoğurtçuoğlu, 2020. A proposal for a new generic structure of the killifish family Aphaniidae, with the description of Aphaniops teimorii (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes). Zootaxa 4810(3):421-451. (Ref. 126233)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii)); Date assessed: 12 March 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Aquarium: commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00434 - 0.02104), b=3.22 (3.04 - 3.40), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Aphaniops sirhani (Villwock, Scholl & Krupp, 1983)