Arabian toothcarp

Arabian toothcarp
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Cyprinodontidae
Genus:	Aphanius
Species:	A. dispar
Binomial name
Aphanius dispar (Rüppell, 1829)
Subspecies
A. d. dispar (Rüppell, 1829) A. d. richardsoni (Boulenger, 1907)
Synonyms
Cyprinodon cilensis Gianferrari, 1930 Cyprinodon darrorensis Gianferrari, 1933 Cyprinodon hammonis Valenciennes, 1846 Cyprinodon lunatus Valenciennes, 1846 Cyprinodon moseas Valenciennes, 1846 Cyprinodon richardsoni Boulenger, 1907 Cyprinodon stoliczkanus Day, 1872 Cyprinodon zaccarinii var. airebejensis Gianferrari, 1933 Lebias dispar Rüppell, 1829 Lebias lunatus Ehrenberg, 1846 Lebias velifer Ehrenberg, 1846

The Arabian toothcarp (Aphanius dispar) is a species of killifish belonging to the family Cyprinodontidae. It can be found from the shores of the Red Sea south to Ethiopia, the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea and along the Persian Gulf east to Pakistan and India. It is also found in the Suez Canal, the northern coast of the Sinai Peninsula, and in one location on the Israeli coast. There are two recognized subspecies: A. d. dispar found throughout the range, and A. d. richardsoni, the Dead Sea toothcarp endemic to the Dead Sea.

References

1. Freyhof, J. (2014). "Aphanius dispar". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 3 July 2014.