- Spanish toothcarp
Taxobox | name = Spanish toothcarp
status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Cyprinodontiformes
familia =Cyprinodontidae
genus = "Aphanius "
species = "A. iberus"
binomial = "Aphanius iberus"
binomial_authority = (Valenciennes, 1846)The Spanish toothcarp, "Aphanius iberus", is a species of fish in the family
Cyprinodontidae . It is a freshwater fish, native to southern and easternSpain and to northwesternAlgeria . Females grow to 5.4 cm in length; males are slightly smaller, reaching 4.0 cm.It feeds on insect larvae and is used for control of
mosquito es. It is threatened byinvasive species such as themosquitofish , "Gambusia affinis".Vernacular Names
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