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Anatolichthys

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Anatolichthys
Anatolichthys danfordii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aphaniidae
Genus: Anatolichthys
Kosswig & Sözer, 1945
Type species
Anatolichthys splendens Kosswig & Sözer, 1945
Synonyms

Turkichthys Ermin, 1946

Anatolichthys is a genus of toothcarps in the family Aphaniidae, which are native to Asia Minor. Several species in the genus have very limited distribution and may be threatened.

Etymology

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The generic name is derived from Anatolia, a name for the Asian part of Turkey and ichthys "fish".[1]

Species

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There are thirteen valid species:[2]


References

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  1. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (8 December 2023). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families POECILIIDAE, ANABLEPIDAE, VALENCIIDAE, APHANIIDAE and PROCATOPODIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 16.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Anatolichthys". FishBase. June 2024 version.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Pfleiderer, S. Johannes; Geiger, Matthias F.; Herder, Fabian (2014). "Aphanius marassantensis, a new toothcarp from the Kızılırmak drainage in northern Anatolia (Cyprinodontiformes: Cyprinodontidae)". Zootaxa. 3887 (5): 569–582. doi:10.11646/Zootaxa.3887.5.4. PMID 25543950.

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