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Aphanius fasciatus in Cyprus

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Aphanius fasciatus   (Valenciennes, 1821)
Family:	Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes) , subfamily: Cyprinodontinae			picture (Apfas_u1.jpg) by Valdesalici, S.
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	6.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27139)
Environment:	demersal; non-migratory; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 8 - 10
Climate:	subtropical; 10 - 24°C; 46°N - 34°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.16-0.22 questionable; assuming tm<1)
Distribution:	Europe: France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania, Greece and Montenegro. Mediterranean basin: North Africa from Egypt to eastern Algeria, sometimes in landlocked basins; through the Suez Canal into the Bitter Lakes, Egypt (Ref. 3788). In Appendix III of the Bern Convention (protected fauna). Asia: Turkey.
Biology:	A short-lived species which occurs in ponds, ditches and swamps. Feeds on invertebrates and plants. Spawns from April to September. Is threatened due to habitat destruction and the introduction of other species (Ref. 26100). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Costa, Wilson J.E.M.
Main Ref:	Huber, J.H.. 1996. (Ref. 27139)
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Cyprus country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cy.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Blanc, M., J.-L. Gaudet, P. Banarescu and J.-C. Hureau, 1971
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	Entered:  Reyes, Rodolfo B.

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