Genus

Kosswigichthys

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Where the name comes fromEdit

named for Turkish zoologist and geneticist Curt Kosswig (1903-1982), who helped Sözer in his study of toothcarps, in combination with the Greek noun ichthys (Gr. ἰχθύς), meaning 'fish'.

Kosswigichthys asquamatusHazar Toothcarp

Sözer, 1942

The Hazar toothcarp, Kosswigichthys asquamatus, is a relict species endemic to Lake Hazar in southeastern Anatolia, Turkey. It has a more elongate body than other Aphanius, almost no scales and conical teeth. The lake water is hard, alkaline and rich in magnesium chloride, and in aquaria it seems to need certain salts for proper egg and fry development. Outside the spawning season it forms schools.

Moderate

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