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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.
Eponymy: Dr Curt Kosswig (1903–1982) was a German zoologist and geneticist whose doctorate in genetics was awarded by the University of Berlin (1927). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico; no migratorio. Temperate; 10°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060); 38°N - 37°N
Asia: Turkey (endemic to Lake Hazar).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 27139)
Descripción breve
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).
Cross section: oval.
Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: sin interés; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00832 (0.00504 - 0.01373), b=3.31 (3.17 - 3.45), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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