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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aphaniidae Oriental killifishes
Genus: Aphaniops

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9 species

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Photo by Hamidan, N.A.

Middle East
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Aphaniops dispar (Rüppell, 1829)
Photo by Hamidan, N.A.
 
Aphaniops dispar
[Arabian pupfish]
Photo by Esmaeili, H.R.

Asia
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Aphaniops furcatus (Teimori, Esmaeili, Erpenbeck & Reichenbacher, 2014)
Photo by Esmaeili, H.R.
 
Aphaniops furcatus
Photo by Johari, S.A. & Badri M.

Asia
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Aphaniops ginaonis (Holly, 1929)
Photo by Johari, S.A. & Badri M.
 
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)
Photo by Terceira, A.C.
 
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)
Photo by Petersen, P.
 
Aphaniops stoliczkanus


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
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



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