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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Aphaniidae (Oriental killifishes)
Etymology: Aphaniops: Aphanius-opsis, resembling Aphanius.
More on author: Rüppell.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser; süßwasser; brackwasser benthopelagisch; standorttreu. Subtropical; 16°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060)
Middle East: along the shores of the Red Sea and Mediterranean.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 27139)
Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 8 - 11; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 9 - 11.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Occurs in coastal zones, also found in oasis pools with hypersaline to fresh water (Ref. 3788). Forms schools. Chiefly a herbivorous species (Ref. 13530). Spawn in areas where roots of hyacinth or other floating plants abound (Ref. 44327). Not a seasonal killifish. Very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Freyhof, J. and B. Yoğurtçuoğlu, 2020. A proposal for a new generic structure of the killifish family Aphaniidae, with the description of Aphaniops teimorii (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes). Zootaxa 4810(3):421-451. (Ref. 126233)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerzielles potential; Aquarium: Potenzial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25 - 29.2, mean 27.4 °C (based on 519 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00420 - 0.02075), b=3.21 (3.03 - 3.39), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Assuming tm=1 and Fec < 1000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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