Biology:Iridescent toothcarp

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Short description: Species of fish

Iridescent toothcarp
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Aphanius
Species:
A. mento
Binomial name
Aphanius mento
(Heckel, 1843)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lebias mento Heckel, 1843
  • Cyprinodon mento (Heckel, 1843)
  • Lebias cypris Heckel, 1843
  • Aphanius cypris (Heckel, 1843)
  • Cyprinodon cypris (Heckel, 1843)
  • Aphanius orontis Akşiray, 1948
  • Aphanius boulengeri Akşiray, 1948
  • Aphanius alexandri Akşiray, 1948
  • Aphanius mentoides Akşiray, 1948
  • Aphanius similis Akşiray, 1948
  • Aphanius guentheri Özarslan, 1958
  • Aphanius striptus Goren, 1974

The iridescent toothcarp (Aphanius mento) is a species of killifish. It can be found in Western Asia (Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Turkey).[1][2] It occurs in a wide range of freshwater habitats (springs, streams, lakes and rivers).[1] It grows to 5 cm (2.0 in) total length.[2] This species was described in 1843 as Lebias mento by Johann Jakob Heckel with the type locality given as Mosul in Iraq.[3]

References


Wikidata ☰ Q2920547 entry