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Aphanius dispar dispar in Somalia

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Aphanius dispar dispar   (Rüppell, 1829)
Family:	Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes) , subfamily: Cyprinodontinae			picture (Apdis_u8.jpg) by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	7.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27139)
Environment:	demersal; non-migratory
Climate:	subtropical; 16 - 26°C
Global Importance:	aquarium: potential
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=1 and Fec < 1000)
Distribution:	Indian Ocean: Egypt to Somalia southward to Eil, a landlocked population in the Siwa Oasis, western Egypt. Immigrant through the Suez Canal into the southeastern Mediterranean basin, Egypt and Israel. Elsewhere: Dead Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, western India; landlocked populations in Saudi Arabia, Iran.
Biology:	Occurs in coastal zones, also found in oasis pools with hypersaline to fresh water (Ref. 3788). Forms schools. Chiefly a herbivorous species (Ref. 13530). Not a seasonal killifish. Very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). Spawn in areas where roots of hyacinth or other floating plants abound (Ref. 44327)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Costa, Wilson J.E.M.
Main Ref:	Huber, J.H.. 1996. (Ref. 27139)
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Somalia country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Huber, J.H., 1996
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Also Ref. 27139.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/so.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Daget, J., J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1986
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	Modified:  Bailly, Nicolas	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07