Anatolian giant killifish
Anatolichthys anatoliae
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A killifish endemic to central Anatolia, Turkey, from lakes, springs and streams. It is near threatened: populations have vanished through water extraction, pollution and the introduction of mosquitofish. It lays its eggs among plants.
- Scientific name
- Anatolichthys anatoliae
- Family
- Aphaniidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Aphaniidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Aphanius aksaranus, Aphanius anatoliae, Aphanius anatoliae anatoliae, Aphanius anatolias, Aphanius chantrei aksaranus, Aphanius chantrei flavianalis, Aphanius chantrei obrukensis, Aphanius chantrei venustus, Aphanius flavianalis, Aphanius lykaoniensis, Aphanius obrukensis, Aphanius venustus, Cyprinodon anatoliae, Cyprinodon lykaoniensis, Lebias anatoliae
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 2–30 °C
- pH
- 7–8.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–30 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 108 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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