Aphanius

E910573

genus of fish taxon

Aphanius is a genus of small, often brightly colored pupfishes native mainly to Eurasian and North African inland and coastal waters, many of which are of conservation concern.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Aphanius fasciatus	1
Aphanius mento	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus of fish ⓘ taxon ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName	pupfishes ⓘ
conservationConcern	habitat loss ⓘ introduction of invasive species ⓘ pollution ⓘ water extraction ⓘ
describedAs	often brightly colored fishes ⓘ small fishes ⓘ
diet	algae ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ small invertebrates ⓘ
distributionRegion	Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecologicalRole	invertebrate predator ⓘ prey for larger fishes and birds ⓘ
family	Cyprinodontidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	brackish waters ⓘ coastal waters ⓘ freshwater ⓘ inland waters ⓘ
hasSpecies	Aphanius anatoliae NERFINISHED ⓘ Aphanius apodus NERFINISHED ⓘ Aphanius arakensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Aphanius asquamatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Aphanius danfordii NERFINISHED ⓘ Aphanius dispar NERFINISHED ⓘ Aphanius farsicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Aphanius fasciatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Aphanius iberus NERFINISHED ⓘ Aphanius mento NERFINISHED ⓘ Aphanius mesopotamicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Aphanius shirini NERFINISHED ⓘ Aphanius sirhani NERFINISHED ⓘ Aphanius sophiae NERFINISHED ⓘ Aphanius villwocki NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo	Eurasia NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	adaptation to harsh environmental conditions ⓘ sexual dimorphism in coloration ⓘ
order	Cyprinodontiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentTaxon	Cyprinodontidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	egg-laying ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
threatStatus	many species threatened ⓘ
typeSpecies	Aphanius mento NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cyprinodontidae → hasMember → Aphanius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aphanius fasciatus

Cyprinodontidae → hasMember → Aphanius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aphanius mento