Aphaniops is a genus of killifishes in the family Aphaniidae, which are native to Western Asia (including Asia Minor and Iran), Northeast Africa and east to southwest India. Several species in the genus have very limited distribution and may be threatened.
Etymology
The generic name is derived from Aphanius, and ' meaning "appearance". It is a sister genus to Aphanius and Paraphanius.
Species
There are nine valid species:
- Aphaniops dispar <small>Rüppell, 1829</small> (Arabian toothcarp)
- Aphaniops furcatus <small>Teimori, Esmaeili, Erpenbeck & Reichenbacher, 2014</small>
- Aphaniops ginaonis <small>Holly, 1929</small>
- Aphaniops hormuzensis <small>(Teimori, Esmaeili, Hamidan & Reichenbacher, 2018)</small>
- Aphaniops kruppi <small>(Freyhof, Weissenbacher & Geiger, 2017)</small>
- Aphaniops richardsoni <small>(Boulenger, 1907)</small> (Dead Sea toothcarp)
- Aphaniops sirhani <small>Villwock, Scholl & Krupp, 1983</small> (Azraq toothcarp)
- Aphaniops stiassnyae <small>Getahun & Lazara, 2001</small> (Lake Afdera killifish)
- Aphaniops stoliczkanus <small>(Day, 1872)</small>
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