Aphaniops dispar, Arabian pupfish : fisheries, aquarium

Aphaniops dispar (Rüppell, 1829)

Arabian pupfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Aphaniidae (Oriental killifishes)
Etymology: Aphaniops: Aphanius-opsis, resembling Aphanius.
More on author: Rüppell.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; non-migratory. Subtropical; 16°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060)

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Middle East: along the shores of the Red Sea and Mediterranean.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27139)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 11; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in coastal zones, also found in oasis pools with hypersaline to fresh water (Ref. 3788). Forms schools. Chiefly a herbivorous species (Ref. 13530). Spawn in areas where roots of hyacinth or other floating plants abound (Ref. 44327). Not a seasonal killifish. Very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

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Freyhof, J. and B. Yoğurtçuoğlu, 2020. A proposal for a new generic structure of the killifish family Aphaniidae, with the description of Aphaniops teimorii (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes). Zootaxa 4810(3):421-451. (Ref. 126233)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 March 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of potential interest; aquarium: potential
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index
(Ref. 82804) 		PD50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight a=0.00933 (0.00431 - 0.02019), b=3.21 (3.03 - 3.39), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level
(Ref. 69278) 		2.9   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience
(Ref. 120179) 		Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=1 and Fec < 1000).
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 59153) 		Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100). 🛈
Price category
(Ref. 80766) 		Unknown.