FB-4876 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4876 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae Apricaphanius Apricaphanius iberus (Valenciennes, 1846) Larëza iberike Lareza vizake Spansk tandkarpe Spanienkärpfling Spanish pupfish Spanish toothcarp Spanish Toothcarp Ibeeria peitkala Turkoosikillinen Aphanius d'Espagne Spansk killi Fartet Fartet 伊比利亚秘鮰 伊比利亞祕鮰 Aphanius iberius (Valenciennes, 1846) Aphanius iberus (Valenciennes, 1846) Cyprinodon ibericus (Steindachner, 1865) Cyprinodon iberus Valenciennes, 1846 Lebias ibera (Valenciennes, 1846) Lebias ibericus Steindachner, 1865 Lebias iberus (Valenciennes, 1846) 1991-12-23 2022-06-30 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Muus, B.J. and P. Dahlström0 Süßwasserfische. BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, München. 224 p. (Ref. 556) Blanc, M., J.-L. Gaudet, P. Banarescu and J.-C. Hureau0 European inland water fish. 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McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) Ordeix, M. and F. Casals0 Why and when do freshwater fish migrate? Observations of migration patterns of the native fishes from the Iberian Peninsula (SW Europe). Limnetica 43(1):9-28. (Ref. 138297) FB-GeneralDescr-4876 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1991-12-23 00:00:00 2025-11-24 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4876 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Adults inhabit lagoons, salt marshes, swamps, estuaries and freshwaters. Euryhaline, occurring in water bodies with salinities ranging from freshwater to 57 ppt (Ref. 59043). They occur in lowland water with little current. Spawninng occurs from April to September. Is an egg-laying carnivorous fish which is used for mosquito control (Ref. 26100). This short-lived species is now threatened throughout its entire range because of habitat destruction and because of the introduction of Gambusia affinis (Ref. 3788). Not a seasonal killifish. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139). Freyhof, J. and B. Yoğurtçuoğlu 2020 A proposal for a new generic structure of the killifish family Aphaniidae, with the description of <i>Aphaniops teimorii</i> (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes). Zootaxa 4810(3):421-451. (Ref. 126233) FB-DiagnosticDescr-4876 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1999-10-25 00:00:00 2011-09-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4876 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Can be diagnosed from other species of Aphanius, Valenciidae and Fundulidae in Europe by having the following characters: males possess a hyaline to bluish-grey caudal fin, with 2-5 dark grey bars, 10-20 dark grey to dark blue bars on a silvery background, bars usually irregularly shaped and set, often connected, breaking up into a mosaic of dark blue and silvery spots along back and in posterior part of body; females have numerous dark brown spots on sides and back; 23-27 scales in lateral line series on body; pectoral fin with 9-10 rays; and anal fin with 7-8 rays (Ref. 59043). Keith, P. and J. Allardi (coords.) 2001 Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de France. Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris. Patrimoines naturels, 47:1-387. (Ref. 40476) FB-Morphology-4876 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1999-10-25 00:00:00 2011-09-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4876 Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 7 - 10 Keith, P. and J. Allardi (coords.) 2001 Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de France. Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris. Patrimoines naturels, 47:1-387. (Ref. 40476) FB-Distribution-4876 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1991-12-23 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4876 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 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). Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof 2007 Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp. (Ref. 59043) FB-Uses-4876 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1991-12-23 00:00:00 2025-11-24 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4876 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial Crivelli, A.J. 1996 The freshwater fish endemic to the Mediterranean region. An action plan for their conservation. Tour du Valat Publication, 171 p. (Ref. 26100) FB-TrophicStrategy-4876 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1999-09-21 00:00:00 2015-03-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public iberus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat An omnivorous species which feeds mainly on invertebrates (Ref. 26100). Billard, R. 1997 Les poissons d'eau douce des rivières de France. Identification, inventaire et répartition des 83 espèces. Lausanne, Delachaux & Niestlé, 192p. (Ref. 30578) FB-Size-4876 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1991-12-23 00:00:00 2025-11-24 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4876 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 5.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3788)); 5.4 cm TL (female) Wildekamp, R.H., R. Romand and J.J. Scheel 1986 Cyprinodontidae. p. 165-276. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC; Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3788) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Diseases-4876-1336 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2004-11-05 00:00:00 2004-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=4876&StockCode=5106 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Fish Tuberculosis 2. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Gómez, S. 2001 Tubercular lesions in two spanish cyprinodontid fishes. Aquar. Sci. Conserv. 3:335-339. (Ref. 48277) FB-Habitat-4876 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1991-12-23 00:00:00 2025-11-24 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4876 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats benthopelagic; non-migratory (Ref. 138297); freshwater; brackish; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 8 - 10 Ordeix, M. and F. Casals 2024 Why and when do freshwater fish migrate? Observations of migration patterns of the native fishes from the Iberian Peninsula (SW Europe). Limnetica 43(1):9-28. (Ref. 138297)