Iridescent toothcarp

Iridescent toothcarp
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Aphanius
Species: A. mento
Binomial name
Aphanius mento
(Heckel, 1843)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lebias cypris Heckel, 1843
  • Lebias mento Heckel, 1843

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][3] 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.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Freyhof, J. (2014). "Aphanius mento". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan, eds. (2 July 2018). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Aphanius mento" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
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