Arabian toothcarp

Arabian toothcarp
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Aphanius
Species: A. dispar
Binomial name
Aphanius dispar
(Rüppell, 1829)
Subspecies
Synonyms
  • Cyprinodon cilensis Gianferrari, 1930
  • Cyprinodon darrorensis Gianferrari, 1933
  • Cyprinodon hammonis Valenciennes, 1846
  • Cyprinodon lunatus Valenciennes, 1846
  • Cyprinodon moseas Valenciennes, 1846
  • Cyprinodon richardsoni Boulenger, 1907
  • Cyprinodon stoliczkanus Day, 1872
  • Cyprinodon zaccarinii var. airebejensis Gianferrari, 1933
  • Lebias dispar Rüppell, 1829
  • Lebias lunatus Ehrenberg, 1846
  • Lebias velifer Ehrenberg, 1846

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.

References

  1. ↑ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Aphanius dispar". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 3 July 2014.


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