Biology:Aphanius shirini
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Short description: Species of fish
| Aphanius shirini | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Cyprinodontidae |
| Genus: | Aphanius |
| Species: | A. shirini
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphanius shirini Gholami, Esmaeili, Erpenbeck & Reichenbacher, 2014
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Aphanius shirini, the Shirin toothcarp, or Khosroshirin tooth-carp, is a species of pupfish belonging to the family Cyprinodontidae.[1] It is found in the Khosroshirin stream of the Kor River basin, Fars Province, Iran. The species is threatened by the introduction of the carnivorous rainbow trout to their habitat.[2] It is harmless to humans.[3]
References
- โ "Aphanius shirini". https://www.mindat.org/taxon-7510002.html.
- โ Gholami, Zeinab; Esmaeili, Hamid R.; Erpenbeck, Dirk; Reichenbacher, Bettina (2014). "Phylogenetic analysis of Aphanius from the endorheic Kor River Basin in the Zagros Mountains, South-western Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Cyprinodontidae)" (in en). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 52 (2): 130โ141. doi:10.1111/jzs.12052. ISSN 1439-0469. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jzs.12052.
- โ "Aphanius shirini". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/67393.
Wikidata ☰ Q21242092 entry
