The iridescent toothcarp or pearl-spotted killifish[3](Paraphanius mento) is a species of killifish in the family Aphaniidae. It can be found in Western Asia (Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Turkey).[1][3] It occurs in a wide range of freshwater habitats (springs, streams, lakes and rivers).[1] It grows to 5 cm (2.0 in) total length.[3] This species was described in 1843 as Lebias mento by Johann Jakob Heckel with the type locality given as Mosul in Iraq.[4] The acanthocephalan parasite Triaspiron aphanii was found to infest 90% of a sample of Iridescent toothcarp.[5]

Iridescent toothcarp
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aphaniidae
Genus: Paraphanius
Species:
P. mento
Binomial name
Paraphanius mento
(Heckel, 1843)
Synonyms[2]
  • Aphanius cypris (Heckel, 1843)
  • Aphanius cypris guentheri Özarslan, 1958
  • Aphanius guentheri Özarslan, 1958
  • Aphanius mento (Heckel, 1843)
  • Cyprinodon cypris (Heckel, 1843)
  • Cyprinodon mento (Heckel, 1843)
  • Lebias cypris Heckel, 1843
  • Lebias mento Heckel, 1843

References

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  1. ^ a b c Freyhof, J. (2014). "Aphanius mento". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19513556A19849142. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19513556A19849142.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2023). "Paraphanius mento (Heckel, 1843)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paraphanius mento". FishBase. April 2024 version.
  4. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Lebias mento". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  5. ^ Smales, L. R.; Aydogdu, A.; Emre, Y. (2012). "Pomphorhynchidae and quadrigyridae (Acanthocephala), including a new genus and species (Pallisentinae), from freshwater fishes, Cobitidae and Cyprinodontidae, in Turkey". Folia Parasitologica. 59 (3): 162–166. doi:10.14411/fp.2012.022. PMID 23136795.