The Farsi toothcarp (Aphanius farsicus) is a species of pupfish belonging to the family Cyprinodontidae. It is endemic to the Maharlu Lake Basin in Iran, residing in springs, lagoons, and marshes containing fresh to brackish water.[1][2]
The species name, farsicus, refers to the Fars Province, where the fish is found. It was originally known as Aphanius persicus, but the name was changed in late 2011 when it was discovered the name was already being used by a Late Miocene fossil called Brachylebias persicus.[3]
Farsi toothcarp reach approximately 4.9 cm in length. Like all members of its genus, the fish show sexual dimorphism. Females have numerous alternating light and dark bars, which gradually merge with the pigmentation on the rest of their bodies. The caudal fin spot has been recorded to be elongate, oval, or teardrop-shaped, but is almost always in the form of a lozenge.[2]
Males, on the other hand, are similar in coloring to Aphanius sophiae, bearing light flank bars narrower than the alternating dark bars. The dorsal, anal, and caudal fins all have clear margins, whereas the rest of the fins are dark.[2]
The Farsi toothcarp (Aphanius farsicus) is a species of pupfish belonging to the family Cyprinodontidae. It is endemic to the Maharlu Lake Basin in Iran, residing in springs, lagoons, and marshes containing fresh to brackish water.
Aphanius farsicus,[2] es una especie de pez actinopeterigio de agua dulce,[3] de la familia de los ciprinodóntidos.[4]
Peces de pequeño tamaño con una longitud máxima descrita de solo 4,9 cm.[5]
Se distribuye por ríos de Asia, un endemismo de la costa del Golfo Pérsico en Irán.[3] Ha sido registrado y recolectado solamente de la cuenca del lago Maharloo en la provincia de Fars, donde habita pequeños sistemas de agua dulce de manantiales y charcas de salinidad variable.[3] Debido a las recientes sequías en el sur de Irán, la especie tiene una fuerte necesidad de conservación.[1]
Aphanius farsicus, es una especie de pez actinopeterigio de agua dulce, de la familia de los ciprinodóntidos.
Peces de pequeño tamaño con una longitud máxima descrita de solo 4,9 cm.
Aphanius farsicus Aphanius generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Cyprinodontidae familian sailkatzen da.
Aphanius farsicus Aphanius generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Cyprinodontidae familian sailkatzen da.
Aphanius farsicus is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van de eierleggende tandkarpers (Cyprinodontidae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 2011 door Teimori, Esmaeili & Reichenbacher.
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