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Aphaniops dispar, Arabian pupfish : fisheries, aquarium
Teleostei > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Aphaniidae (Oriental killifishes)
Etymology: Aphaniops:Aphanius-opsis, resembling Aphanius. More on author: Rüppell.
Middle East: along the shores of the Red Sea and Mediterranean. 印度洋: 對索馬利亞的埃及在 Siwa 綠洲中向南至 Eil 一個陸封的族群, 埃及西部。 移民經過蘇伊士運河進入地中海東南方流域，埃及與以色列之內。 其他地方: 死海，紅海，波斯灣, 印度西部; 在沙烏地阿拉伯，伊朗的陸封族群。
大小 / 重量 / 年齡
成熟度: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.0 cm TL 雄魚/尚未辨別雌雄; (Ref. 27139)
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).
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)
