Arabian toothcarp

The Arabian toothcarp (Aphanius dispar) is a species of killifish belonging to the family Cyprinodontidae. It can be found from the shores of the Red Sea south to Ethiopia, the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea and along the Persian Gulf east to Pakistan and India. It is also found in the Suez Canal, the northern coast of the Sinai Peninsula, and in one location on the Israeli coast. There are two recognized subspecies: A. d. dispar found throughout the range, and A. d. richardsoni, the Dead Sea toothcarp endemic to the Dead Sea.

Arabian toothcarp

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Aphanius
Species:
A. dispar
Binomial name
Aphanius dispar
Rüppell, 1829)
Subspecies
  • A. d. dispar (Rüppell, 1829)
  • A. d. richardsoni (Boulenger, 1907)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lebias dispar Rüppell, 1829
  • Aphaniops dispar (Rüppell, 1829)
  • Cyprinodon dispar (Rüppell, 1829)
  • Lebias lunatus Ehrenberg, 1846
  • Lebias velifer Ehrenberg, 1846
  • Aphanius velifer (Ehrenberg, 1846)
  • Cyprinodon lunatus Valenciennes, 1846
  • Aphanius lunatus (Valenciennes, 1846)
  • Aphanius foemina (Valenciennes, 1846)
  • Cyprinodon stoliczkanus Day, 1872
  • Aphanius stoliczkanus (Day, 1872)
  • Cyprinodon richardsoni Boulenger, 1907
  • Aphanius richardsoni (Boulenger, 1907)
  • Cyprinodon cilensis Gianferrari, 1930
  • Alphaniops cilensis (Gianferrari, 1930)
  • Aphanius cilensis (Gianferrari, 1930)
  • Aphanius airebejensis (Gianferrari, 1933)
  • Cyprinodon zaccarinii Gianferrari, 1933
  • Aphaniops zaccarinii (Gianferrari, 1933)
  • Aphanius zaccarinii (Gianferrari, 1933)
  • Cyprinodon darrorensis Gianferrari, 1933
  • Aphaniops darrorensis (Gianferrari, 1933)
  • Aphanius darrorensis (Gianferrari, 1933)

References
  1. Freyhof, J. (2014). "Aphanius dispar". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T183159A1730991. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T183159A1730991.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Aphanius dispar" in FishBase. August 2019 version.


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