Aphanius
| Aphanius Temporal range:
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| Aphanius fasciatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aphaniidae |
| Genus: | Aphanius Nardo, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Aphanius nanus Nardo, 1827
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| Synonyms | |
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Lebias Goldfuss, 1820 (invalid name) | |
Aphanius, commonly referred to as Mediterranean killifish, is a genus of the order Cyprinodontiformes in the family Aphaniidae. They are found in fresh and brackish waters in the coastal plains of the Mediterranean region.
Taxonomy and systematics
[edit | edit source]There were formerly 39 recognized species in this genus. However, the family Aphaniidae was split in 2020, and species were reallocated to eight monophyletic genera. Several species were reallocated; to five resurrected genera (Anatolichthys, Aphaniops, Kosswigichthys, Paraphanius, and Tellia) and two new genera Esmaeilius and Apricaphanius.[1]
Species
[edit | edit source]Following the split, there are two valid species:[1]
- Aphanius almiriensis Kottelat, Barbieri & Stoumboudi, 2007
- Aphanius fasciatus Valenciennes, 1821 (Mediterranean banded killifish)
- Fossil species
- †Aphanius crassicaudus Agassiz 1839[2]
- †Aphanius yerevanicus Vasilyan et al. 2009
- †Lebias cephalotes Agassiz 1839
- †Lebias gaudryi Sauvage 1873
- †Lebias gobio Agassiz 1839
- †Lebias meyeri Agassiz 1839
- †Lebias perpusillus Agassiz 1839
Fossil record
[edit | edit source]Fossils of extinct species, including A. crassicaudatus and A. yerevanicus, are known as far back as the Early Miocene of the Mediterranean and Caucasus regions.[3] are Fossils of Aphanius are found in strata of the Pleistocene of Italy (age range: from 11.608 to 5.332 million years ago.).[4]
References
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