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Aphaniops dispar (Rüppell, 1829)

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Common names: Navit ha'mlechot
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Walford, L. and R. Wicklund, 1973
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Uses: no uses
Comments: First recorded from Tel Aviv in 1944. Hybridizes with the native A. afsciatus (Ref. 72453). A lessepsian migrant; see Introduction Table. Palestine (Ref. 27139).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Por, F.D., 1978
National Database:

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 Ekologi

marina; sötvatten; brackvatten bentopelagisk; ej vandrande.   Subtropical; 16°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

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

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 27139)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 8-11; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 9 - 11.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. 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).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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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)

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

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Akvarium: Potentiell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25 - 29.2, mean 27.4 (based on 519 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00584 - 0.01031), b=3.21 (3.15 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  2.9   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Assuming tm=1 and Fec < 1000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).