Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aphaniidae Oriental killifishes

Genus: Aphaniops

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)
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Photo by Hamidan, N.A.

Middle East
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Aphaniops dispar (Rüppell, 1829)

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Aphaniops dispar
[Arabian pupfish]

Photo by Esmaeili, H.R.

Asia
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Aphaniops furcatus (Teimori, Esmaeili, Erpenbeck & Reichenbacher, 2014)

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Aphaniops furcatus
[]

Photo by Johari, S.A. & Badri M.

Asia
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Aphaniops ginaonis (Holly, 1929)

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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)

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Aphaniops sirhani
[]
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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)

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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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