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	<dwc:Genus>Leiocassis</dwc:Genus>
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	<commonName xml:lang='de'>Saharischer aphanius</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Sahara aphanius</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Aphanius saharien</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='es'>Afanius sahariano</commonName>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Aphanius saourensis Blanco, Hrbek &amp; Doadrio, 2006</synonym>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57144&amp;speccode=62763'>Blanco, J.L., T. Hrbek and I. Doadrio0 A new species of the genus &lt;i&gt;Aphanius&lt;/i&gt; (Nardo, 1832) (Actinopterygii, Cyprinodontidae) from Algeria. Zootaxa 1158:39-53. (Ref. 57144)</reference>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=87900&amp;speccode=62763'>Kara, H.M.0 Freshwater fish diversity in Algeria with emphasis on alien species. Eur J Wildl Res. (Ref. 87900)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=126233&amp;speccode=62763'>Freyhof, J. and B. Yoğurtçuoğlu0 A proposal for a new generic structure of the killifish family Aphaniidae, with the description of &lt;i&gt;Aphaniops teimorii&lt;/i&gt; (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes). Zootaxa 4810(3):421-451. (Ref. 126233)</reference><dataObject>
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	<dc:description>This species could be considered as critically endangered following IUCN criteria (Ref. 57144).  Excessive ground water withdrawal for agricultural purposes, the drying of wetlands, and water pollution are, along with the introduced Gambusia, the major threats to the survival of this species (Ref. 57144).</dc:description>
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