Aphanius fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821)

Saad, Adib, Çiçek, Erdoğan, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil & Eagderi, Soheil, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Syria: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5350 (1), pp. 1-62 : 43

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scientific name	Aphanius fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821)
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Aphanius fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821) View in CoL View at ENA [N] — Mediterranean banded killifish; Batrikh

Taxonomy. Original description: Lebias fasciata Valenciennes, 1821: 160 View in CoL , pl. 51, fig. 4 [Salt works of Cagliari, Sardinia; neotype: MNHN 2005-1975; neotype dessignated by Kottelat et al. (2007: 24)].—Syrian synonyms: Lebias fasciatus Valenciennes, 1821 View in CoL ; Aphanius sophiae View in CoL (non Heckel, 1847).—Revisions: Langeneck et al. (2021: 10).—Illustration: Humboldt & Valenciennes (1821: 160, pl. 51, fig. 4).

Status in Syria. New record from Syria, based on ANSP and BMNH material.—Syrian material: ANSP, BMNH, MSL.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Mediterranean Sea watersheds.—Distribution in River Basin: 4-Orontes, 6-Coastal.—General distribution: Mediterranean Sea basin endemic. Introduced elsewhere.— Distribution in Ecoregion: 436-Coastal Levant, 437-Orontes.—Habitat: This species lives mainly in brackish and salty waters and enters lagoons. Freshwater, brackish, marine.

Economic importance. No commercial importance. Has potential to be used as aquarium fish.

Conservation. Conservation status in Syria: Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( IUCN 2023).—Threats: CLI, EUT.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Moderate priority for conservation action.

References

Heckel, J. J. (1847) Naturhistorischer Anhang. [Various subtitles.] In: von Russegger, J., Reisen in Europa, Asien und Afrika, .... unternommen in den Jahren 1835 bis 1841. 1 (3). E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart, 2 (3), pp. 207 - 357.

Humboldt, F. H. A. von & Valenciennes, A. (1821) Recherches sur les poissons fluviatiles de l'Amerique Equinoxiale. In: Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland, Deuxieme partie. Observations de Zoologie et d'Anatomie comparee Paris, 2 (Title Page 1833), 145 - 216, pls. 45 - 52.

IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022 - 2. Available from: https: // www. iucnredlist. org / (accessed date 12 July 2023)

Kottelat, M. & Freyhof, J. (2007) Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol, xiii + 646 pp.

Langeneck, J., Englezou, C., Di Maggio, M., Castelli, A. & Maltagliati, F. (2021) Phylogeography of Aphanius fasciatus (Osteichthyes: Aphaniidae) in the Mediterranean Sea, with a focus on its conservation in Cyprus. Hydrobiologia, 848, 4093 - 4114. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10750 - 021 - 04627 - 5