Mediterranean banded killifish
📖 Overview
Occurs in coastal lagoons and in hypersaline to shallow still to slow-flowing fresh water, especially at river mouths . A short-lived species which inhabits ponds, ditches and swamps. Feeds on invertebrates and plants. Spawns from April to September . Spawning takes place on the bottom and in submerged vegetation . Threatened due to habitat destruction and the introduction of other species . Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in the aquarium .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Anal soft rays: 9. Can be diagnosed from other species of Aphanius, Valenciidae and Fundulidae in Europe by having the following characters: males have pale yellow to yellow-orange caudal fin, in some populations with a wide dark submarginal bar, 8-15 dark blue to grey bars on a silvery background, bars usually regularly shaped and set; females possess 11-17 short dark brown bars on sides, over a faint greyish midlateral stripe, 24-29 scales in midlateral series on body, and pectoral fin with 14-15 rays .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Mediterranean banded killifish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Mediterranean banded killifish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Mediterranean banded killifish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 8 - 10; non-migratory. Subtropical; 10°C - 24°C ; 46°N - 34°N, 2°E - 36°E North Africa from Egypt to eastern Algeria, sometimes in landlocked basins; through the Suez Canal into the Bitter Lakes, Egypt (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
invertebrates and plants
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Mediterranean Killifish · Mediterranean Toothcarp · South European Toothcarp |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Sydeuropæisk Tandkarpe |
| 🇩🇪German | Mittelmeer-Kärpfling · Mittelmeerkärpfling · Zebrakärpfling |
| 🌍ELL | Ζαχαριάς |
| 🇫🇷French | Apahnius De Corse · Aphanius de Corse · Cyprinodonte d'Europe du Sud |
| 🌍HEB | נאווית הפסים · נאוית הפסים |
| 🇭🇷Croatian | Obrvan |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Nono |
| 🌍LIT | dryžoji afanija · dryžuotoji afanija |
| 🌍MLT | Buzaqq |
| 🇵🇱Polish | karpieńczyk pręgowany |
| 🇷🇺Russian | полосатый афаниус |
| 🌍SLV | Solinarka |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | fartet oriental · Fartet sudeuropeo |
| 🌍SQI | Celiku · çeliku me rripa |
| 🌍SRD | Lacché |
| 🌍SRP | Obrvan |
| 🌍TUR | dişli sazancık balığı · Dislisazancik baligi · sivrisinek baligi · sivrisinek balığı |
| 🌍UKR | Афаніус корсиканський |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 斑條祕鱂 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aphanius calaritanus | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Aphanius cyanogaster | Guichenot | 1859 | Synonym |
| Aphanius doliatus | Guichenot | 1859 | Synonym |
| Aphanius fasciatus | Nardo | 1827 | Heterotypic |
| Aphanius flavus | Costa | 1838 | Synonym |
| Aphanius hammonis | Valenciennes | 1846 | Synonym |
| Aphanius lineatopunctatus | Wagner | 1828 | Synonym |
| Aphanius moseas | Valenciennes | 1846 | Synonym |
| Aphanius nanus | Nardo | 1827 | Heterotypic |
| Aphanius nigropunctata | Bonaparte | 1841 | Heterotypic |
| Aphanius nonus | Nardo | 1827 | Heterotypic |
| Aphanius sarda | Wagner | 1828 | Synonym |
| Aphanius timidus | Gulia | 1861 | Synonym |
| Atherina marmorata | Risso | 1810 | Heterotypic |
| Ciprinoides nanofasciatus | Nardo | 1824 | Heterotypic |
| Cyprinodon ammonis | Valenciennes | 1846 | Synonym |
| Cyprinodon calaritanus | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Cyprinodon cyanogaster | Guichenot | 1859 | Synonym |
| Cyprinodon doliatus | Guichenot | 1859 | Synonym |
| Cyprinodon fasciatus | Valenciennes | 1821 | Synonym |
| Cyprinodon hammonis | Valenciennes | 1846 | Synonym |
| Cyprinodon moseas | Valenciennes | 1846 | Synonym |
| Lebias calaritana | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Lebias caleritana | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Lebias fasciata | Valenciennes | 1821 | Homotypic |
| Lebias flava | Costa | 1838 | Synonym |
| Lebias lineatopunctata | Wagner | 1828 | Synonym |
| Lebias nigropunctata | Schinz | 1840 | Synonym |
| Lebias sarda | Wagner | 1828 | Synonym |
| Micromugil macrogaster | Gulia | 1861 | Synonym |
… and 2 more synonyms
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🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
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