Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Aphaniidae

Genus: Aphaniops

Species: Aphaniops stoliczkanus (Day, 1872)

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Indian Ocean: Arabian/Persian Gulf, the northern Arabian Sea east to Gujarat in India, the Gulf of Oman and some endorheic basins in Iran and Pakistan.

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

freshwater

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless