Apricaphanius saourensis
| Apricaphanius saourensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aphaniidae |
| Genus: | Apricaphanius |
| Species: | A. saourensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Apricaphanius saourensis (Blanco, Hrbek & Doadrio, 2006)
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| Synonyms | |
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Aphanius saourensis | |
Apricaphanius saourensis, the Sahara aphanius, is a species of freshwater pupfish belonging to the family Cyprinodontidae. It is endemic to the Oued Saoura river basin in Algeria.[2] The species is threatened by water pollution and water withdrawal for agricultural use; it was evaluated by the IUCN on 17 October 2007 and listed as critically endangered on the Red List, although it is possibly extinct in the wild.[3][4][5][6][7]
Etymology[edit]
The species name, saourensis, comes from "Saoura", the valley where the fish was collected.[3]
Description[edit]
Like all members of the genus Apricaphanius, the Sahara aphanius exhibits sexual dimorphism. Females possess brown mottling on their flanks and have transparent fins, whereas the much smaller males have bluish silver body mottling. Their fins have dark bars on them and are often blue in colour.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Freyhof, J. & Ford, M. (2022). "Apricaphanius saourensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T182964A137217343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T182964A137217343.en. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Abdelhamid, Azeroual (2010-01-01). "Aphanius saourensis". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Apricaphanius saourensis" in FishBase. April 2021 version.
- ^ a b "Aphanius saourensis". Seriouslyfish.com. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ^ "Sahara Aphanius – Tiergarten Schönbrunn". Zoovienna.at (in German). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Fische Süßwasser" (PDF). Koelnerzoo.de (in German). pp. 20–21. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Aphanius saourensis extinct in the wild". Joerg-freyhof.de.[dead link]
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