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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aphaniidae Oriental killifishes

Genus: Esmaeilius

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)
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Asia
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Esmaeilius darabensis (Esmaeili, Teimori, Gholami & Reichenbacher, 2014)

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Esmaeilius darabensis
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Photo by Alavi-Yeganeh, M.S.

Asia
Max. Length 4.3 cm TL
Esmaeilius isfahanensis (Hrbek, Keivany & Coad, 2006)

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Esmaeilius isfahanensis
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Photo by Teimori, A.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.9 cm TL
Esmaeilius persicus (Jenkins, 1910)

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Esmaeilius persicus
[Farsi tooth-carp]

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Asia
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Esmaeilius shirini (Gholami, Esmaeili, Erpenbeck & Reichenbacher, 2014)

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Esmaeilius shirini
[Shirin tooth-carp]

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Asia
Max. Length 5.8 cm TL
Esmaeilius sophiae (Heckel, 1847)

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Esmaeilius sophiae
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Asia
Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
Esmaeilius vladykovi (Coad, 1988)

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Esmaeilius vladykovi
[Veladykov’s tooth-carp]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Esmaeilius darabensis Asia 3.9 SL 2014
Esmaeilius isfahanensis Asia 4.3 TL 2006
Esmaeilius persicus Farsi tooth-carp Western Indian Ocean 4.9 TL 1910
Esmaeilius shirini Shirin tooth-carp Asia 3.6 SL 2014
Esmaeilius sophiae Asia 5.8 TL 1847
Esmaeilius vladykovi Veladykov’s tooth-carp Asia 7.6 TL 1988



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