Farsi toothcarp
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Aphanius
Species:
A. farsicus
Binomial name
Aphanius farsicus
Teimori, Esmaeili & Reichenbacher, 2011

The Farsi toothcarp (Aphanius farsicus) is a species of pupfish belonging to the family Cyprinodontidae. It is endemic to the Maharlu Lake Basin in Iran, residing in springs, lagoons, and marshes containing fresh to brackish water.[1][2]

Etymology

The species name, farsicus, refers to the Fars Province, where the fish is found. It was originally known as Aphanius persicus, but the name was changed in late 2011 when it was discovered the name was already being used by a Late Miocene fossil called Brachylebias persicus.[3]

Description

Farsi toothcarp reach approximately 4.9 cm in length. Like all members of its genus, the fish show sexual dimorphism. Females have numerous alternating light and dark bars, which gradually merge with the pigmentation on the rest of their bodies. The caudal fin spot has been recorded to be elongate, oval, or teardrop-shaped, but is almost always in the form of a lozenge.[2]

Males, on the other hand, are similar in coloring to Aphanius sophiae, bearing light flank bars narrower than the alternating dark bars. The dorsal, anal, and caudal fins all have clear margins, whereas the rest of the fins are dark.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Aphanius farsicus" in FishBase. 5 2021 version.
  2. 1 2 3 "Farsi Tooth-carp (Aphanius farsicus) Ecological Risk Screening Summary" (PDF). U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. July 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Aphanius farsicus — Seriously Fish". Retrieved 2021-05-17.
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