Apricaphanius
Genus of fishes
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Apricaphanius is a genus of killifishes in the family Aphaniidae, which are native to northern Africa and southern Europe. All species in the genus have very small distributions and are seriously threatened.
| Apricaphanius | |
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| Apricaphanius iberus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aphaniidae |
| Genus: | Apricaphanius Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu, 2020 |
| Type species | |
| Lebias iberus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846 | |
Etymology
The generic name is derived from apricus, "shining", referring to many small white spots on flanks of males, and Aphanius, the genus from which they were split in 2020.[1][2]
Species
There are three valid species:[3]
- Apricaphanius baeticus (Doadrio, Carmona & Fernández-Delgado, 2002)
- Apricaphanius iberus (Valenciennes, 1846) (Spanish toothcarp)
- Apricaphanius saourensis (Blanco, Hrbek & Doadrio, 2006) (Sahara aphanius)