Anatolichthys meridionalis
Anatolichthys meridionalis (Akşiray, 1948)


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Family:  Aphaniidae (Oriental killifishes)
Max. size:  3.3 cm SL (male/unsexed); 3.9 cm SL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Turkey.
Diagnosis:  Differs from its congeners with adult males of both have a completely black dorsal fin (vs. dorsal fin with a white or hyaline base in anatoliae, fontinalis, saldae, splendens, sureyanus, transgrediens or dorsal fin with white or hyaline blotches or bands above the dorsal-fin base in maeandricus, iconii, danfordii, marassantensis) and with a narrow black anal-fin margin (vs. wide margin or anal fin almost completely black) (Ref. 116528).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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