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Mediterranean killifish

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Aphanius

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Cyprinodontidae

Scientific name
  
Aphanius fasciatus

Higher classification
  
Aphanius

Order
  
Cyprinodontiformes

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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.

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Mediterranean killifish Wikipedia