Dead Sea toothcarp
The Dead Sea toothcarp (Aphaniops richardsoni) is a species of toothcarp that is endemic to the Dead Sea basin.[2][1] It is threatened by water fluctuation, and the introduction of cichlids and Gambusia.[1] The specific name of this fish honours the Scottish surgeon and naturalist John Richardson (naturalist) (1787-1865) who first reported killifish in the Dead Sea basin.[3] The Dead Sea toothcarp has been on the Red List of the International Union for Conversation of Nature since 2006.[1]
| Dead Sea toothcarp | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aphaniidae |
| Genus: | Aphaniops |
| Species: | A. richardsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphaniops richardsoni (Boulenger, 1907) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The IUCN warns that the "exploitation of spring waters and climate change" are major threats facing the 4-centimeter (1.6 in) long, silver-coloured fish.[1]
References
- Goren, M. (2014). "Aphanius richardsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T60541A15241925. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T60541A15241925.en.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Aphanius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (16 June 2024). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families POECILIIDAE, ANABLEPIDAE, VALENCIIDAE, APHANIIDAE and PROCATOPODIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 17.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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