Mediterranean killifish facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mediterranean killifish
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Synonyms
Cyprinodon fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821) Lebias fasciatus Valenciennes, 1821 Ciprinoides nanofasciatus Nardo, 1824 Aphanius nanus Nardo, 1827 Aphanius fasciatus Nardo, 1827 Lebias lineatopunctata Wagner, 1828 Aphanius lineatopunctatus (Wagner, 1828) Lebias sarda Wagner, 1828 Aphanius sarda (Wagner, 1828) Poecilia calaritana Cuvier, 1829 Aphanius calaritanus (Cuvier, 1829) Cyprinodon calaritanus (Cuvier, 1829) Lebias calaritana (Cuvier, 1829) Lebias calaritanus (Cuvier, 1829) Lebias flava Costa, 1838 Aphanius flavus (Costa, 1838) Lebias nigropunctata Schinz, 1840 Lebias nigropunctata Bonaparte, 1841 Aphanius nigropunctata (Bonaparte, 1841) Cyprinodon moseas Valenciennes, 1846 Aphanius moseasv (Valenciennes, 1846) Cyprinodon hammonis Valenciennes, 1846 Aphanius hammonis (Valenciennes, 1846) Cyprinodon cyanogaster Guichenot, 1859 Aphanius cyanogaster (Guichenot, 1859) Cyprinodon doliatus Guichenot, 1859 Aphanius doliatus (Guichenot, 1859) Micromugil timidus Gulia, 1861 Aphanius timidus (Gulia, 1861) Micromugil macrogaster Gulia, 1861 Aphanius desioi (Gianferrari, 1933)

The Mediterranean killifish, Mediterranean banded killifish or South European toothcarp (Aphanius fasciatus) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae. It is found in Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are saline lakes, saline marshes, and coastal saline lagoons.