Acipinar killifish
Anatolichthys transgrediens
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A killifish endemic to the springs of Lake Acıgöl in Turkey, critically endangered by water extraction from the springs and introduced mosquitofish. It lays its eggs on vegetation.
- Scientific name
- Anatolichthys transgrediens
- Family
- Aphaniidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Aphaniidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Aphanius anatoliae transgrediens, Aphanius transgrediens, Lebias transgrediens, Turkichthys transgrediens
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 16–24 °C
- pH
- 8–10
- General hardness (GH)
- 15–30 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered (CR)
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