Mesopotamian Tooth Carp

Aphanius mesopotamicus Coad 2009

Aphanius mesopotamicus (Mesopotamian Tooth Carp) is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family pupfishes. Individuals can grow to 2.93 cm.

EOL has data for 5 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Iran
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/130758
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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endorheic basin
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000551
- Definition: A drainage basin from which there is no outflow of water, either on the surface as rivers, or underground by flow or diffusion through rock or permeable material.
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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small river
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000890
- Comment: "Small" is ambiguous. For details on "Small rivers" (e.g. the Salween river) see http://worldwildlife.org/biomes/small-river-ecosystems. This class will be replaced with a less ambiguous class.
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standard length
- URI: http://purl.org/obo/owlATOL_0001659
- Definition: length of a fish measured from the tip of the snout to the posterior end of the last vertebra or to the posterior end of the midlateral portion of the hypural plate. Simply put, this measurement excludes the length of the caudal fin
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2.93 cm

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Mesopotamian tooth-carp. View this species on GBIF