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
Apricaphanius iberus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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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

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There are three valid species:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Jörg Freyhof; Baran Yoğurtçuoğlu (July 2020). "A proposal for a new generic structure of the killifish family Aphaniidae, with the description of Aphaniops teimorii (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes)". Zootaxa. 4810 (3): 421–451. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.2.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (8 December 2023). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families POECILIIDAE, ANABLEPIDAE, VALENCIIDAE, APHANIIDAE and PROCATOPODIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 16.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Apricaphanius". FishBase. April 2024 version.