Spanish toothcarp

Apricaphanius iberus

Five Point Five Centimeters Carp

Spanish toothcarp is known from Europe as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Killifishes and Livebearers
Family: Aphaniidae
Genus: Apricaphanius
Maximum length: 5.5 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Europe: Spain along Mediterranean coast from 30 known localities (now extirpated in 14 of them). Historical records from near Perpignan, France now extirpated. Populations from Algeria and the Atlas along Morocco-Algeria border have long been identified as Aphanius iberus but they belong to Aphanius saourensis and other, unnamed and possibly extinct, species (Ref. 59043 ).

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