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Family: Aphaniidae Oriental killifishes



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45 species
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Photo by Terceira, A.C.

Asia
Max. Length 5.6 cm TL
Anatolichthys anatoliae (Leidenfrost, 1912)

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Anatolichthys anatoliae
[Anatolian giant killifish]

Photo by Blanco, J.L.

Asia
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Anatolichthys danfordii (Boulenger, 1890)

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Anatolichthys danfordii
[Danford’s killifish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm SL

 
Anatolichthys fontinalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL

 
Anatolichthys iconii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm SL

 
Anatolichthys irregularis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm SL

 
Anatolichthys maeandricus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm SL

 
Anatolichthys marassantensis
[Kızılırmak killifish]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL

 
Anatolichthys meridionalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm SL

 
Anatolichthys saldae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.0 cm TL

 
Anatolichthys splendens
[Splendid killifish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm TL

 
Anatolichthys sureyanus
[Sureyan killifish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.4 cm TL

 
Anatolichthys transgrediens
[Acipinar killifish]

Photo by Blanco, J.L.

Asia
Max. Length 7.0 cm TL
Anatolichthys villwocki (Hrbek & Wildekamp, 2003)

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Anatolichthys villwocki
[Villwock’s killifish]

Photo by Hamidan, N.A.

Middle East
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Aphaniops dispar (Rüppell, 1829)

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Aphaniops dispar
[Arabian pupfish]

Photo by Esmaeili, H.R.

Asia
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Aphaniops furcatus (Teimori, Esmaeili, Erpenbeck & Reichenbacher, 2014)

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Aphaniops furcatus
[]

Photo by Johari, S.A. & Badri M.

Asia
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Aphaniops ginaonis (Holly, 1929)

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Aphaniops ginaonis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL

 
Aphaniops hormuzensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.2 cm SL

 
Aphaniops kruppi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm SL

 
Aphaniops richardsoni
[]

Photo by Terceira, A.C.

Eurasia
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Aphaniops sirhani (Villwock, Scholl & Krupp, 1983)

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Aphaniops sirhani
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.7 cm SL

 
Aphaniops stiassnyae
[Lake Afdera killifish]

Photo by Petersen, P.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Aphaniops stoliczkanus (Day, 1872)

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Aphaniops stoliczkanus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL

 
Aphanius almiriensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm TL

 
Aphanius chantrei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm TL

 
Aphanius desioi
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Europe
Max. Length 6.8 cm TL
Aphanius fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821)

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Aphanius fasciatus
[Mediterranean banded killifish]
No picture found


 
Aphanius punctatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm SL

 
Apricaphanius baeticus
[]

Photo by Terceira, A.C.

Europe
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Apricaphanius iberus (Valenciennes, 1846)

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Apricaphanius iberus
[Spanish toothcarp]

Photo by Blanco, J.L.

Africa
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
Apricaphanius saourensis (Blanco, Hrbek & Doadrio, 2006)

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Apricaphanius saourensis
[Sahara aphanius]

Photo by Esmaeili, H.R.

Asia
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Esmaeilius darabensis (Esmaeili, Teimori, Gholami & Reichenbacher, 2014)

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Esmaeilius darabensis
[]

Photo by Alavi-Yeganeh, M.S.

Asia
Max. Length 4.3 cm TL
Esmaeilius isfahanensis (Hrbek, Keivany & Coad, 2006)

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Esmaeilius isfahanensis
[]

Photo by Teimori, A.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.9 cm TL
Esmaeilius persicus (Jenkins, 1910)

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Esmaeilius persicus
[Farsi tooth-carp]

Photo by Esmaeili, H.R.

Asia
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Esmaeilius shirini (Gholami, Esmaeili, Erpenbeck & Reichenbacher, 2014)

Photo by Photo by Esmaeili, H.R.
 
Esmaeilius shirini
[Shirin tooth-carp]

Photo by Esmaeili, H.R.

Asia
Max. Length 5.8 cm TL
Esmaeilius sophiae (Heckel, 1847)

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Esmaeilius sophiae
[]

Photo by Esmaeili, H.R.

Asia
Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
Esmaeilius vladykovi (Coad, 1988)

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Esmaeilius vladykovi
[Veladykov’s tooth-carp]

Photo by Blanco, J.L.

Asia
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Kosswigichthys asquamatus Sözer, 1942

Photo by Photo by Blanco, J.L.
 
Kosswigichthys asquamatus
[Scaleless killifish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm SL

 
Paraphanius alexandri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL

 
Paraphanius boulengeri
[]

Photo by Karatash, A.

Asia
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Paraphanius mento (Heckel, 1843)

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Paraphanius mento
[Pearl-spotted killifish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.6 cm SL

 
Paraphanius mentoides
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.7 cm SL

 
Paraphanius orontis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.7 cm SL

 
Paraphanius similis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm SL

 
Paraphanius striptus
[]

Photo by Hellner, S.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Tellia apoda Gervais, 1853

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Tellia apoda
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anatolichthys anatoliae Anatolian giant killifish Asia 5.6 TL 1912
Anatolichthys danfordii Danford’s killifish Asia 5 TL 1890
Anatolichthys fontinalis Asia 4.2 SL 1948
Anatolichthys iconii Asia 3.9 SL 1948
Anatolichthys irregularis Asia 4.2 SL 2018
Anatolichthys maeandricus Asia 4.1 SL 1948
Anatolichthys marassantensis Kızılırmak killifish Asia 5.5 SL 2014
Anatolichthys meridionalis Asia 3.9 SL 1948
Anatolichthys saldae Asia 4.2 SL 1955
Anatolichthys splendens Splendid killifish Asia 6.0 TL 1945
Anatolichthys sureyanus Sureyan killifish Asia 5 TL 1937
Anatolichthys transgrediens Acipinar killifish Asia 5.4 TL 1946
Anatolichthys villwocki Villwock’s killifish Asia 7.0 TL 2003
Aphaniops dispar Arabian pupfish Middle East 7 TL 1829
Aphaniops furcatus Asia 3.3 SL 2014
Aphaniops ginaonis Asia 7 TL 1929
Aphaniops hormuzensis Asia 3.9 SL 2018
Aphaniops kruppi Asia 5.2 SL 2017
Aphaniops richardsoni Asia 4.5 SL 1907
Aphaniops sirhani Eurasia 5 TL 1983
Aphaniops stiassnyae Lake Afdera killifish Africa 7.7 SL 2001
Aphaniops stoliczkanus Western Indian Ocean 4.5 SL 1872
Aphanius almiriensis Europe 3.9 SL 2007
Aphanius chantrei Asia 7 TL 1895
Aphanius desioi Africa 5 TL 1933
Aphanius fasciatus Mediterranean banded killifish Europe 6.8 TL 1821
Aphanius punctatus Asia 1847
Apricaphanius baeticus Europe 3.3 SL 2002
Apricaphanius iberus Spanish toothcarp Europe 5.5 TL 1846
Apricaphanius saourensis Sahara aphanius Africa 3.4 SL 2006
Esmaeilius darabensis Asia 3.9 SL 2014
Esmaeilius isfahanensis Asia 4.3 TL 2006
Esmaeilius persicus Farsi tooth-carp Western Indian Ocean 4.9 TL 1910
Esmaeilius shirini Shirin tooth-carp Asia 3.6 SL 2014
Esmaeilius sophiae Asia 5.8 TL 1847
Esmaeilius vladykovi Veladykov’s tooth-carp Asia 7.6 TL 1988
Kosswigichthys asquamatus Scaleless killifish Asia 4 TL 1942
Paraphanius alexandri Asia 4.6 SL 1948
Paraphanius boulengeri Asia 3.9 SL 1948
Paraphanius mento Pearl-spotted killifish Asia 5 TL 1843
Paraphanius mentoides Asia Minor 6.6 SL 1948
Paraphanius orontis Asia 3.7 SL 1948
Paraphanius similis Asia 3.7 SL 1948
Paraphanius striptus Asia 3.6 SL 1974
Tellia apoda Africa 5 TL 1853



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