Aphaniops


Aphaniops is a genus of killifishes in the family Aphaniidae, which are native to Western Asia, Northeast Africa and east to southwest India. Several species in the genus have very limited distribution and may be threatened.

Etymology

The generic name is derived from Aphanius, and ὄψις -opsis meaning "appearance". It is a sister genus to Aphanius and Paraphanius.

Species

There are nine valid species:Aphaniops dispar Rüppell, 1829 Aphaniops furcatus Teimori, Esmaeili, Erpenbeck & Reichenbacher, 2014Aphaniops ginaonis Holly, 1929Aphaniops hormuzensis Aphaniops kruppi Aphaniops richardsoni Aphaniops sirhani Villwock, Scholl & Krupp, 1983 Aphaniops stiassnyae Getahun & Lazara, 2001
  • ''Aphaniops stoliczkanus''