Description

This species with three rows of conical teeth; a slightly upturned lower jaw; male without black or dark-brown bars in the caudal fin; no head canals; presence of a dermal sheath at the anal-fin base in the nuptial female; body naked (Ref. 126233).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Aphaniidae

Genus: Kosswigichthys

Species: Kosswigichthys asquamatus Sözer, 1942

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139).

Habitat

benthopelagic