Aphanius
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3786.3.2 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8EE76E81-D084-45D4-9EEB-AAECBB0175F1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5614445 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038087E7-FFD7-FFEB-FCF1-FA29FA0D5F41 |
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Aphanius |
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Key to the species of Aphanius View in CoL View at ENA in Iran
1a. Male bluish, black or dusty grey with silvery sports on body, spots might be organized in vertical series........... A. mento View in CoL
1b. Male with distinct bold black or dark brown lateral bars on body between head and caudal fin base or on posterior body only.....................................................................................................2
2a. Male with 2–3 dark grey or black bars in caudal fin........................................................... 3
2b. Male without bars in caudal fin........................................................................... 5
3a. Scales absent on body; caudal fin slightly emarginate................................................. A. furcatus View in CoL
3b. Body fully covered by scales; caudal fin truncate or round..................................................... 4
4a. 8–11 dorsal fin rays.............................................................................. A. dispar View in CoL
4b. 5–7 dorsal fin rays............................................................................. A. ginaonis View in CoL
5a. 33–43 scales along lateral series; no bold black spot at the middle of the caudal fin base in females............ A.vladykovi View in CoL
5b. 23–32 scales along lateral series; a bold black spot at the middle of the caudal fin base in females..................... 6
6a. Margin on the dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins black in males........................................... A. isfahanensis View in CoL
6b. Margin on the dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins white in males...................................................... 7
7a. Males with usually 7–10 wide white flank bars....................................................... A.shirini View in CoL
7b. Males with usually 10–19 narrow white flank bars...........................................................8
8a. Males with 12–19 flank bars (usually 15–16) (Namak Basin).......................................... A. arakensis View in CoL
8b. Males with 9–18 flank bars.............................................................................9
9a. Females usually with short brown bars on flank...................................................... A. farsicus View in CoL
9b. Females with brown or black spots and blotches on flank..................................................... 10
10a. Females with relatively large irregularly shaped dark blotches on the flank.......................... A. kavirensis View in CoL n. sp.
10b. Females with relatively small and large irregular dark blotches on the flank....................................... 11
11a. Endemic to southern Mesopotamian basin.................................................... A. mesopotamicus View in CoL
11b. Not endemic to southern Mesopotamian basin.............................................................. 12
12a. Mean scale width % SL>4.5............................................................. A. darabensis View in CoL n. sp.
12b. Mean scale width % SL <4.5........................................................................... 13
13a. Scale length % SL 2.6–3.8 with mean value of 3.1................................................... A. sophiae View in CoL
13b. Scale length % SL 3.4–4.5 with mean value of c. 4.0............................................... A. pluristriatus View in CoL
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