Aphanius fasciatus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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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

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2006

Assessor/s:

Crivelli, A.J.

Reviewer/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

Geographic Range [top]

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
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	Abundant.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

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

Threats [top]

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 [top]

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

Conservation Actions:

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

Bibliography [top]

	Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland. Bianco, P.G., Ahnelt, A. and Ecomomidis, P. 1996. The freshwater fish from eastern and large Mediterranean islands with comments on their safety status. Acta Universitatis Carolinae 40: 45?60. Crivelli, A.J. 1996. The freshwater fish endemic to the Mediterranean region. An action plan for their conservation. Tour du Valat Publication. Hrbek, T. and Meyer, A. 2003. Closing of the Tethys Sea and the phylogeny of Eurasian killifishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Cyprinodontidae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 16: 17–36. IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Leonardos, I. and Sinis, A. 1998. Reproductive strategy of Aphanius fasciatus Nardo, 1827 (pisces, Cyprinonditae) in the Mesolongi and Etolikon lagoons (W. Greece). Fisheries Research 35: 171?181. Leonardos, I. and Sinis, A. 1999. Population age and sex structure of Aphanius fasciatus Nardo, 1827 (Pisces: Cyprinodontidae) in the Mesolongi and Etolikon lagoons (W. Greece). Fisheries Research 40: 227?235. Lotan, R and Ben-Tuvia, A. 1996. Distribution and reproduction of killifish Aphanius dispar and A. fasciatus and their hybrids in the Bardawil Lagoon on the Mediterranean coast of Sinai, Egypt. Israel Journal of Zoology 42: 203?213. Maltagliati, F. 1999. Genetic divergence in natural populations of the Mediterranean brackish-water killifish Aphanius fasciatus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 179: 155?162.

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.

Bianco, P.G., Ahnelt, A. and Ecomomidis, P. 1996. The freshwater fish from eastern and large Mediterranean islands with comments on their safety status. Acta Universitatis Carolinae 40: 45?60.

Crivelli, A.J. 1996. The freshwater fish endemic to the Mediterranean region. An action plan for their conservation. Tour du Valat Publication.

Hrbek, T. and Meyer, A. 2003. Closing of the Tethys Sea and the phylogeny of Eurasian killifishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Cyprinodontidae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 16: 17–36.

IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.

Leonardos, I. and Sinis, A. 1998. Reproductive strategy of Aphanius fasciatus Nardo, 1827 (pisces, Cyprinonditae) in the Mesolongi and Etolikon lagoons (W. Greece). Fisheries Research 35: 171?181.

Leonardos, I. and Sinis, A. 1999. Population age and sex structure of Aphanius fasciatus Nardo, 1827 (Pisces: Cyprinodontidae) in the Mesolongi and Etolikon lagoons (W. Greece). Fisheries Research 40: 227?235.

Lotan, R and Ben-Tuvia, A. 1996. Distribution and reproduction of killifish Aphanius dispar and A. fasciatus and their hybrids in the Bardawil Lagoon on the Mediterranean coast of Sinai, Egypt. Israel Journal of Zoology 42: 203?213.

Maltagliati, F. 1999. Genetic divergence in natural populations of the Mediterranean brackish-water killifish Aphanius fasciatus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 179: 155?162.

Citation:	Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Aphanius fasciatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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