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Aphanius

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Where the name comes fromEdit

from the Greek aphanés (Gr. ἀφᾰνής), meaninig 'invisible, unseen'. Allusion not explained, possibly in reference to the small size of type species A. nanus (currently a synonym of A. fasciatus).

Male of Aphanius fasciatus from Malta.

Aphanius fasciatusMediterranean Toothcarp

(Valenciennes, 1821)

Max length
55mm SL2.2in SL
Tank
120 × 30cm48 × 12in
Temp
2–30°C36–86°F
pH
7.5–9.0

The Mediterranean toothcarp, Aphanius fasciatus, occurs around much of the Mediterranean coast, from France and the Adriatic to Syria and Egypt. It mostly inhabits shallow lagoons, salt marshes and first order streams, and tolerates anything from freshwater to hypersaline conditions. Populations differ in colour and pattern but relatively little genetically, the exception being the isolated population in Lake Bafa, Turkey.

Moderate