Scaleless killifish

Scaleless killifish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Aphanius
Species: A. asquamatus
Binomial name
Aphanius asquamatus
(Sözer, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Kosswigichthys asquamatus Sözer, 1942
  • Lebias asquamatus (Sözer, 1942)

The scaleless killifish or Hazar toothcarp (Aphanius asquamatus) is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Lake Hazar in Turkey. It is a pelagic species that comes to shore in spring–early summer to spawn. It is threatened by the falling water levels of Lake Hazar due to water abstraction and reduced rainfall due to climate change.

References

  1. ↑ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Aphanius asquamatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T11057A19849759. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T11057A19849759.en. Retrieved 4 January 2018.


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