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Eurasia: endemic to and only native finfish of Azraq Oasis, Jordan, where it is presently in danger of extinction because of a recent lowering in water level.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
27139
); common length : 3.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref.
13609
)
In shallow water among vegetation and stones, or over muddy grounds. Its diet consists of insect larvae and crustaceans. The breeding season lies in the spring (Ref.
13609
). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref.
27139
).
Life cycle and mating behavior
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Reproduction
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Eggs
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Larvae
Freyhof, J. and B. Yoğurtçuoğlu
, 2020. A proposal for a new generic structure of the killifish family Aphaniidae, with the description of
Aphaniops teimorii
(Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes). Zootaxa 4810(3):421-451. (Ref.
126233
)
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00434 - 0.02104), b=3.22 (3.04 - 3.40), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 2.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179
): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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