Aphanius

Aphanius Temporal range: PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Aphanius fasciatus
Aphanius mesopotamicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Cyprinodontidae
Genus:	Aphanius Nardo, 1827
Type species
Aphanius nanus Nardo, 1827
Synonyms
Lebias Goldfuss, 1820 (invalid name) Tellia Gervais, 1853 Micromugil Gulia, 1861 Kosswigichthys Sözer, 1942 Anatolichthys Kosswig & Sözer, 1945 Turkichthys Ermin, 1946 Aphaniops Hoedeman, 1951

Lebias Goldfuss, 1820 (invalid name)
Tellia Gervais, 1853
Micromugil Gulia, 1861
Kosswigichthys Sözer, 1942
Anatolichthys Kosswig & Sözer, 1945
Turkichthys Ermin, 1946
Aphaniops Hoedeman, 1951

Aphanius is a genus of pupfishes. Unlike other members of the family which are from the Americas, Aphanius species are native to northern Africa, southwestern Asia (as far east as India) and southern Europe. Several species in the genus have very small distributions and are seriously threatened.

Fossils of Aphanius are found in strata of the of Italy (age range: from 11.608 to 5.332 million years ago.).

The 39 recognized species in this genus are: