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Common names: Dişli sazancık balığı, Scaleless killifish
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Endemic to Lake Hazar, Elazığ province (Ref. 126233), Anatolia (Ref. 6376). Also Ref. 27139, 106151. Status of threat: Critically Endangered (Ref. 58342). nEurTurk.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fricke, R., M. Bilecenoglu and H.M. Sari, 2007
National Database: CLOMFOT

Common names from other countries

柯脂鲤, Dişli sazancık balığı, Nacktschuppenkärpfling, ... more

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> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Aphaniidae (Oriental killifishes)
Etymology: Kosswigichthys: Because of Curt Kosswig, Berlin, 1903-1982; he studied the cave fishes and wrote when in exile in Turkey about the "regressive evolution"/ Hamburg University.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce bentopelágico; no migratorio. Temperate; 10°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060); 38°N - 37°N

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Asia: Turkey (endemic to Lake Hazar).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 27139)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

This species with three rows of conical teeth; a slightly upturned lower jaw; male without black or dark-brown bars in the caudal fin; no head canals; presence of a dermal sheath at the anal-fin base in the nuptial female; body naked (Ref. 126233).

Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139).

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Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Freyhof, J. and B. Yoğurtçuoğlu, 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. (Ref. 126233)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 March 2013

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesquerías: sin interés; Acuario: Comercial

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00429 - 0.01223), b=3.31 (3.17 - 3.45), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Kosswigichthys asquamatus Sözer, 1942