- Mediterranean killifish
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Mediterranean killifish Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cyprinodontiformes Family: Cyprinodontidae Genus: Aphanius Species: A. fasciatus Binomial name Aphanius fasciatus
(Valenciennes, 1821)The Mediterranean killifish or South European toothcarp (Aphanius fasciatus) is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is found in Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are saline lakes, saline marshes, and coastal saline lagoons.
References
- Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Aphanius fasciatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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