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Aphanius desioi (Gianferrari, 1933)

Description

Common Names

  • 德氏祕鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 德氏秘鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cyprinodontiformes

    Family: Aphaniidae

    Genus: Aphanius

    Species: Aphanius desioi (Gianferrari, 1933)

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

  • Africa: Endemic to sulphur producing lakes, springs and their drainage canals in northern Libya. Probably a synonym of Aphanius fasciatus.

    • Biology

    Found in sulfur-producing lakes, springs and their drainage canals (Ref. 3788).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic