| Aphanius shirini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Cyprinodontidae |
| Genus: | Aphanius |
| Species: | A. shirini |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphanius shirini Gholami, Esmaeili, Erpenbeck & Reichenbacher, 2014 | |
Aphanius shirini, the Shirin toothcarp, or Khosroshirin tooth-carp, is a species of pupfish belonging to the family Cyprinodontidae.[1] It is found in the Khosroshirin stream of the Kor River basin, Fars Province, Iran. The species is threatened by the introduction of the carnivorous rainbow trout to their habitat.[2] It is harmless to humans.[3]
References
- ↑ "Aphanius shirini". Mindat.org. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ↑ Gholami, Zeinab; Esmaeili, Hamid R.; Erpenbeck, Dirk; Reichenbacher, Bettina (2014). "Phylogenetic analysis of Aphanius from the endorheic Kor River Basin in the Zagros Mountains, South-western Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Cyprinodontidae)". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 52 (2): 130–141. doi:10.1111/jzs.12052. ISSN 1439-0469.
- ↑ "Aphanius shirini". Fishbase.se. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
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