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> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Aphaniidae (Oriental killifishes)
Etymology: Aphaniops:Aphanius-opsis, resembling Aphanius. Eponymy: This is a toponym referring to the Wadi Sirhan depression, Jordan, where the fish is found in only one oasis. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
البيئة: الوسط / المنطقة المناخية / نطاق العمق / نطاق التوزيع البيئة
; المياه العذبة; مياه مخلوطة قاعية التغذية و المعيشة; pH range: 8.0 - ? ; dH range: 10 - ?; غير مهاجرة. Subtropical
Eurasia: endemic to and only native finfish of Azraq Oasis, Jordan, where it is presently in danger of extinction because of a recent lowering in water level.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 27139); common length : 3.9 cm SL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 13609)
In shallow water among vegetation and stones, or over muddy grounds. Its diet consists of insect larvae and crustaceans. The breeding season lies in the spring (Ref. 13609). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
دورة الحياة وسلوك التزاوج النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | اليرقات
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)
حالة القائمة الحمراء للاتحاد الدولي لحفظ الطبيعة والموارد الطبيعية (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
