Paraphanius is a genus of killifishes, which are native to Asia and Asia Minor. Several species in the genus have very limited distribution and may be threatened.

Paraphanius
a. Paraphanius alexandri; b. P. boulengeri; c. P. mento; d. P. orontis; e. P. similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aphaniidae
Genus: Paraphanius
Esmaeili, Teimori, Zarei & Sayyadzadeh, 2020
Type species
Lebias mento Heckel, 1843

Etymology

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The generic name is derived from para, "near", and Aphanius, the genus from which they were split in 2020.[1] It is a sister genus to Aphanius and Aphaniops.

Species

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There are seven valid species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Paraphanius in FishBase. April 2024 version.

Further reading

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  • Freyhof, Jörg; Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran (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. PMID 33055730.