Aphanius fasciatus

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINODONTIFORMES	CYPRINODONTIDAE

Scientific Name:

Aphanius fasciatus

Species Authority:

(Valenciennes, 1821)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Mediterranean Killifish, South European Toothcarp
French	–	Apahnius De Corse

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2006

Assessor/s

Crivelli, A.J.

Evaluator/s:

Carmona, J. & Darwall, W. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004)

Justification:
A. fasciatus is widely distributed, abundant and has no major widespread threats.

History:

1996

–

Data Deficient

Range Description:	It is distributed in all countries of the Mediterranean region to the exception of the Iberic Peninsula. It is restricted to coastal waters including islands. It is found in several Mediterranean islands, except Crete (Bianco et al. 1996). The Species is also found in the Suez Canal (Lotan and Ben-Tuvia 1996).
Countries:	Native: Albania; Algeria; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Egypt; France; Greece; Israel; Italy; Lebanon; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Malta; Montenegro; Slovenia; Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; Turkey Introduced: Spain Present - origin uncertain: Morocco

Population:	Abundant.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology:	It lives mainly in brackish and salty waters, mainly in lagoons.
Systems:	Freshwater; Marine

Major Threat(s):	Habitat destruction and eutrophication may be threats at a local scale.

Major Threat(s):

Habitat destruction and eutrophication may be threats at a local scale.

Conservation Actions:	It is listed in the Annex II of the European Union Habitat Directive and in Appendices II and II of the Bern Convention.

Conservation Actions:

It is listed in the Annex II of the European Union Habitat Directive and in Appendices II and II of the Bern Convention.

Citation:	Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Aphanius fasciatus. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 March 2010.
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