Aphanius mesopotamicus

Aphanius mesopotamicus is a species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae. It is found in the Euphrates basin of Iraq and Iran.

Aphanius mesopotamicus
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Aphanius
Species:
A. mesopotamicus
Binomial name
Aphanius mesopotamicus
Coad, 2009

References

  • Coad, B. W. (2009). "A new species of tooth-carp, Aphanius mesopotamicus, from Iran and Iraq (Actinopterygii, Cyprinodontidae)". ZooKeys. Washington: National Academies Press. 31: 149–163. doi:10.3897/zookeys.31.131.
  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Aphanius mesopotamicus" in FishBase. July 2012 version.


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