Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 11; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Aphaniidae

Genus: Aphaniops

Species: Aphaniops dispar (Rüppell, 1829)

Climate Zone

Location

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

Biology

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).

Habitat

freshwater

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless