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View article: Micropterus nigricans
Micropterus nigricans Open
Micropterus nigricans Common name. Largemouth bass. Diagnosis. Distinguished from Lepomis gibbosus by: ● 55–68 lateral-line scales on body / ● one prominent lateral stripe or series of closely set blotches / ● mouth large, upper jaw length…
View article: Anatolichthys meridionalis
Anatolichthys meridionalis Open
Anatolichthys meridionalis Common name. Lycian killifish. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Anatolichthys by: ● male with 6–8 dark-brown bars on flank / ● male with flank bars behind dorsal origin narrower than interspaces / ○…
View article: Aphaniops teimorii Freyhof & Yogurtcuoglu 2020
Aphaniops teimorii Freyhof & Yogurtcuoglu 2020 Open
Aphaniops teimorii Common name. Hormuz killifish. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Aphaniops in West Asia. ○ female with a narrow and long bar at caudal base / ○ male with 12–17 brown bars on flank / ○ male with 2–3 bold, cre…
View article: Anatolichthys danfordii
Anatolichthys danfordii Open
Anatolichthys danfordii Common name. Sultan killifish. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Anatolichthys by: ● male with rhomboid dorsal profile, straight up to a vertical line through pelvic origin / ○ male with 8–14 black bars…
View article: Anatolichthys anatoliae
Anatolichthys anatoliae Open
Anatolichthys anatoliae Common name. Lake Tuz killifish. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Anatolichthys by: ○ male usually with grey or whitish dorsal base and a black mid-dorsal band and a hyaline or grey distal dorsal margi…
View article: Aphaniops richardsoni
Aphaniops richardsoni Open
Aphaniops richardsoni Common name. Dead Sea killifish. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Aphaniops in West Asia by: ● male with silvery vermiculation on grey background on flank / ○ bars absent on flank or restricted to caudal…
View article: Garra gymnothorax Berg 1949
Garra gymnothorax Berg 1949 Open
Garra gymnothorax Common name. Karun garra. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Garra in Persian Gulf and endorheic basins in Iran by: ○ chest without or with normally sized, often embedded scales / ○ mid-dorsal area in front of…
View article: Acanthobrama centisquama Heckel 1843
Acanthobrama centisquama Heckel 1843 Open
Acanthobrama centisquama Common name. Long-spine bream. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Acanthobrama by: ○ last unbranched dorsal ray considerably thickened and very strong / ○ last unbranched dorsal ray is 85–104 % of body …
View article: Anatolichthys meridionalis
Anatolichthys meridionalis Open
Anatolichthys meridionalis Common name. Lycian killifish. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Anatolichthys by: ● male with 6–8 dark-brown bars on flank / ● male with flank bars behind dorsal origin narrower than interspaces / ○…
View article: Anatolichthys villwocki
Anatolichthys villwocki Open
Anatolichthys villwocki Common name. Sakarya killifish. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Anatolichthys by: ● male with 4–14 vertical rows of small black or brown spots on caudal / ● male with 13–25 narrow brown bars on body /…
View article: Lepomis gibbosus
Lepomis gibbosus Open
Lepomis gibbosus Common name. Pumpkinseed. Diagnosis. Distinguished from Micropterus nigricans by: ● flank blueish with many orange blotches and spots, usually Lepomis gibbosus; Oum er Rbia drainage, Morocco; ~ 100 mm SL. with indistinct d…
View article: Acanthobrama centisquama Heckel 1843
Acanthobrama centisquama Heckel 1843 Open
Acanthobrama centisquama Common name. Long-spine bream. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Acanthobrama by: ○ last unbranched dorsal ray considerably thickened and very strong / ○ last unbranched dorsal ray is 85–104 % of body …
View article: Aphaniops ginaonis
Aphaniops ginaonis Open
Aphaniops ginaonis Common name. Genow killifish. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Aphaniops in West Asia by: ● 5 branched dorsal rays, ½ ray absent / ○ male with 13–19 brown bars on flank / ○ male with 2–3 crescent-shaped bla…
View article: Aphaniops ginaonis
Aphaniops ginaonis Open
Aphaniops ginaonis Common name. Genow killifish. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Aphaniops in West Asia by: ● 5 branched dorsal rays, ½ ray absent / ○ male with 13–19 brown bars on flank / ○ male with 2–3 crescent-shaped bla…
View article: Poecilia reticulata Peters 1859
Poecilia reticulata Peters 1859 Open
Poecilia reticulata Common name. Guppy. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Poeciliidae in West Asia by: ● male brightly coloured in life, with black blotches on flank also seen in preserved individuals / ○ dorsal and caudal in …
View article: Oreochromis niloticus
Oreochromis niloticus Open
Oreochromis niloticus Common name. Nile tilapia. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Cichlidae in West Asia by: ● 3–40 dark-grey to black, regularly shaped and set vertical bars on caudal (number increasing with size) / ○ usuall…
View article: Poecilia reticulata Peters 1859
Poecilia reticulata Peters 1859 Open
Poecilia reticulata Common name. Guppy. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Poeciliidae in West Asia by: ● male brightly coloured in life, with black blotches on flank also seen in preserved individuals / ○ dorsal and caudal in …
View article: Anatolichthys iconii
Anatolichthys iconii Open
Anatolichthys iconii Common name. Eğirdir killifish. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Anatolichthys by: ● male with black dorsal, with a wide, hyaline or white, proximal band / ○ male with black dorsal base / ○ last lateral b…
View article: Paraphanius Esmaeili, Teimori, Zarei & Sayyadzadeh 2020
Paraphanius Esmaeili, Teimori, Zarei & Sayyadzadeh 2020 Open
Paraphanius Paraphanius comprises seven species, plus one undescribed, that are all superficially similar but well distinguished by molecular characters. Paraphanius species are particularly diverse in the Eastern Mediterranean, especially…
View article: Paraphanius orontis
Paraphanius orontis Open
Paraphanius orontis Common name. Asi killifish. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Paraphanius by: ○ male black or dusty grey with roundish silvery spots on flank not organised in vertical series / ○ silvery spots large, distin…
View article: Aphaniops richardsoni
Aphaniops richardsoni Open
Aphaniops richardsoni Common name. Dead Sea killifish. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Aphaniops in West Asia by: ● male with silvery vermiculation on grey background on flank / ○ bars absent on flank or restricted to caudal…
View article: Oreochromis niloticus
Oreochromis niloticus Open
Oreochromis niloticus Common name. Nile tilapia. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Cichlidae in West Asia by: ● 3–40 dark-grey to black, regularly shaped and set vertical bars on caudal (number increasing with size) / ○ usuall…
View article: Anatolichthys maeandricus
Anatolichthys maeandricus Open
Anatolichthys maeandricus Common name. Büyük Menderes killifish. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Anatolichthys by: ● male with a white line or a row of white spots or blotches along or distinctly above black dorsal base / ○ …
View article: Anatolichthys fontinalis
Anatolichthys fontinalis Open
Anatolichthys fontinalis Common name. Yarışlı killifish. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Anatolichthys by: ○ male with a completely black anal or anal white with a wide black margin, with irregularly set and shaped black ban…
View article: Salmo undetermined
Salmo undetermined Open
Salmo sp. Common name. Marmara trout. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Salmo in Marmara and Black Sea basins by: ○ caudal peduncle depth in male 8–10 % SL / ○ size of adipose equal in male and female / ○ numerous black spots …
View article: Lepomis gibbosus
Lepomis gibbosus Open
Lepomis gibbosus Common name. Pumpkinseed. Diagnosis. Distinguished from Micropterus nigricans by: ● flank blueish with many orange blotches and spots, usually Lepomis gibbosus; Oum er Rbia drainage, Morocco; ~ 100 mm SL. with indistinct d…
View article: Paraphanius boulengeri
Paraphanius boulengeri Open
Paraphanius boulengeri Common name. Gölbaşı killifish. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Paraphanius by: ○ male bluish, black or dusty grey with roundish or elongated silvery spots on flank organised in vertical series / ○ sil…
View article: Garra gymnothorax Berg 1949
Garra gymnothorax Berg 1949 Open
Garra gymnothorax Common name. Karun garra. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Garra in Persian Gulf and endorheic basins in Iran by: ○ chest without or with normally sized, often embedded scales / ○ mid-dorsal area in front of…
View article: Aphaniops teimorii Freyhof & Yogurtcuoglu 2020
Aphaniops teimorii Freyhof & Yogurtcuoglu 2020 Open
Aphaniops teimorii Common name. Hormuz killifish. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Aphaniops in West Asia. ○ female with a narrow and long bar at caudal base / ○ male with 12–17 brown bars on flank / ○ male with 2–3 bold, cre…
View article: Anatolichthys marassantensis
Anatolichthys marassantensis Open
Anatolichthys marassantensis Common name. Kızılırmak killifish. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Anatolichthys by: ○ adult male with completely black dorsal, or with white or grey base and a narrow white line or row of white …