Aphaniidae

Acipinar killifish

Anatolichthys transgrediens

Fresh shoreline springs remain beside the hypersaline lake

• Silver
• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• West Asia
• Small
• Temperate fish

Anatolichthys transgrediens, the Acı Göl toothcarp or Acipinar killifish, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Aphaniidae. It is endemic to the springs of Lake Acıgöl in Turkey. It is threatened by a reduction in rainfall from climate change, and the abstraction of water from the springs.