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分類 / 名稱 俗名 | 同種異名 | Catalog of Fishes(屬, 種) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Aphaniidae (Oriental killifishes)
Etymology: Esmaeilius:Named for Hamid Reza Esmaeili (Shiraz) for his extensive contribution to the understanding of diversity within this genus. Eponymy: Dr Hamid Reza Esmaeili is an Iranian biologist and ichthyologist at Shiraz University, Shiraz where he is full Professor of Ichthyology. [...] No explanation is given in the description, but possibly after Heckel’s mother Sophia. Others suggest it honours Princess Sophie of Bavaria (Sophie Friederike Dorothea Wilhelmine) (1805–1872). (Ref. 128868), visit book page. More on author: Heckel.
背的軟條 (總數) : 12 - 15; 臀鰭軟條: 10 - 17. Females have fine spotting on the flank. Males have 10-21 bars (Ref. 83325). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Mainly herbivorous (Ref. 13530). Not a seasonal killifish. Is 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)
