Distribution of Aphanius dispar dispar (Rüppell, 1829) populations in Iran, with a new record from western Iran (Actinopterygii: Cyprinodontidae)

Authors

YAZDAN KEIVANY
MAJID GHORBANI

Abstract

The distribution of Aphanius dispar dispar (Rüppell, 1829) populations in Iran, which are mostly known from the eastern and southern parts of the country, and a new population in western Iran about 50 km northwest of Ilam City and 20 km east of the Iran-Iraq border are recorded. The habitat is an odd environment with sulfide water in a remote area. This is the first report of a population of this species in western Iran and at a latitude this high within its distribution range.

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1203-20

Keywords

Cyprinodontiformes, Ilam, killifish, Middle East, toothcarp

First Page

824

Last Page

827

Recommended Citation

KEIVANY, Y, & GHORBANI, M (2012). Distribution of Aphanius dispar dispar (Rüppell, 1829) populations in Iran, with a new record from western Iran (Actinopterygii: Cyprinodontidae). Turkish Journal of Zoology 36 (6): 824-827. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1203-20