- Source: Esmaeilius
Esmaeilius is a genus of toothcarps in the family Aphaniidae. They are native to Iran and one species extending to Iraq. Most species in the genus have very small distributions and all are seriously threatened.
Etymology
The generic name pertains to Hamid Reza Esmaeili, for his contribution to the understanding of diversity within the family Aphaniidae.
= Species
=There are six valid species:
Esmaeilius darabensis (Esmaeili, Teimori, Gholami & Reichenbacher, 2014) (Kol tooth-carp)
Esmaeilius isfahanensis (Hrbek, Keivany & Coad, 2006)
Esmaeilius persicus (J. T. Jenkins, 1910) (Farsi tooth-carp)
Esmaeilius shirini (Gholami, Esmaeili, Erpenbeck & Reichenbacher, 2014) (Shirin tooth-carp)
Esmaeilius sophiae (Heckel, 1847) (Soffia tooth-carp)
Esmaeilius vladykovi (Coad, 1988) (Veladykov's tooth-carp)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Esmaeilius
- Esmaeilius shirini
- Esmaeilius sophiae
- Esmaeilius vladykovi
- Isfahan province
- Farsi toothcarp
- Kol toothcarp
- Aphaniidae
- Aphanius
