Sakarya toothcarp

Sakarya toothcarp
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Aphanius
Species: A. villwocki
Binomial name
Aphanius villwocki
Hrbek & Wildekamp, 2003

The Sakarya toothcarp (Aphanius villwocki) is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to the upper Sakarya River basin in Turkey. It is threatened by water abstraction, damming and a reduction of rainfall due to climate change.[1]

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