Scaleless killifish
Kosswigichthys asquamatus
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A killifish endemic to Lake Hazar in Turkey, the only member of its genus, almost scaleless. It schools in open water and comes to the shore to spawn in spring and summer. It is threatened by the falling level of the lake.
- Scientific name
- Kosswigichthys asquamatus
- Family
- Aphaniidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Aphaniidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Aphanius asquamatus, Lebias asquamatus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 12–28 °C
- General hardness (GH)
- 15–35 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4 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
- Least concern (LC)
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