Mediterranean Toothcarp
Aphanius fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821)
Also calledApahnius De Corse (fra) · Aphanius de Corse (fra) · Buzaqq (mlt) · Bużaqq (mlt) · Celiku (sqi) · Cyprinodonte d'Europe du Sud (fra) · Dislisazancik baligi (tur) · Fartet sudeuropeo (spa) · Lacché (srd) · Mittelmeer-Kärpfling (deu) · Mittelmeerkärpfling (deu) · Nono (ita) · Obrvan (hrv) · Obrvan (srp)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
materials_examined
Inland water: 8600 - 157 (2 spc.), 23.06.1981, Bueyuekcekmece Lagoon, Istanbul, N. Meric; 8600 - 515 (2 spc.), 23.06.1981, Bueyuekcekmece Lagoon, Istanbul, N. Meric; 8600 - 162 (6 spc.), 23.06.1981, Bueyuekcekmece Lagoon, Istanbul, N. Meric.
A catalogue of the fishes held in the Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Hydrobiology Museum.
description
Literature Kottelat & Freyhof 2007; Sofradžija 2009; Drešković et al. 2011; Hamzić 2024.
Freshwater fishes (Petromyzonti, Elasmobranchii, and Actinopteri) of Bosnia and Herzegovina: an updated inventory on the biodiversity and distribution
discussion
Remarks Recorded by Sofradžija (2009) and Hamzić (2024) in the lower Neretva River, without distributional data provided. However, since environmental conditions of the lower Neretva River are not suitable for the species, its occurrence in the BiH is unlikely and the species is not included in this checklist.
Freshwater fishes (Petromyzonti, Elasmobranchii, and Actinopteri) of Bosnia and Herzegovina: an updated inventory on the biodiversity and distribution
biology_ecology
Habitat. Coastal lagoons in fresh (with high mineral content), brackish, and even hypersaline waters. Often in shallow, still or slow-flowing brackish waters, especially at estuaries. Biology. Live up to 3 years, spawns for the first time at 7 – 12 months. Spawns March – June in Italy, April – July in Greece, April – September in Corsica. Males establish territories along shore, usually in dense vegetation but also between rocks, which they defend against rivals. Females spawn with one or more males, usually in seaweed or other vegetation close to surface or in gravel beds. Few eggs are laid in substrate during a spawning event. Individual females may produce several clutches in one day. Eggs hatch in 10 – 14 days. Juveniles form large schools, and non-nuptial males and females swarm and are often pelagic. Feeds on small benthic or planktonic invertebrates, anflug and algae.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2348104.