Country · Asia
Jordan
Only species with a profile on Seriously Fish are counted, whether native or introduced.
- Species
- 3
- Families
- 2
- Genera
- 3
- Found only here
- 1
- Photographed
- 3 of 3
Shares its fishes withspecies recorded in both
Found only here1
1 of the species on this page are recorded in Jordan and in no other country. This is not the same as being endemic.
Aphaniops sirhaniAzraq Toothcarp
Aphaniidae · (Villwock, Scholl & Krupp, 1983)
The Azraq toothcarp, Aphaniops sirhani, is endemic to what remains of Azraq Oasis in the Wadi Sirhan valley of the Syrian Desert, Jordan. From the 1960s the aquifers feeding the oasis were pumped to supply Amman, and the IUCN considers it critically endangered. Vigorous spawning behaviour makes it a poor choice for the community aquarium, and the emphasis is on captive reproduction.
Garra rufaDoctor Fish
Cyprinidae · (Heckel, 1843)
The doctor fish (Garra rufa) is a cyprinid from the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, from Turkey and Israel to the Tigris-Euphrates in Iran. Fish sold as G. rufa are marketed worldwide for their questionable ability to remove dead skin, but the species likely represents a complex of closely-related taxa and it is unclear which the traded fish are. Strictly not a tropical species, it is kept at 14-20 °C.
Paraphanius mentoIridescent Toothcarp
Aphaniidae · (Heckel, 1843)
The iridescent toothcarp, Paraphanius mento, occurs in eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries from Turkey and Israel to Iraq and Iran. Most aquarium fish come from Turkey's Mediterranean coast and the Ceyhan and Seyhan basins. One of the more ancient Aphanius, it has found greater popularity in the hobby than its relatives. Males are the most aggressive in the genus and will often fight to the death.