Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Cyprinodontidae Scientific name Aphanius fasciatus Higher classification Aphanius | |
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Similar Aphanius, Pupfish, Spanish toothcarp, Arabian toothcarp, Cyprinodontiformes |
The mediterranean killifish
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
Mediterranean killifish Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA