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Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Esmaeilius | |
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Esmaeilius sophiae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Aphaniidae |
Genus: | Esmaeilius Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu, 2020 |
Type species | |
Lebias sophiae Heckel, 1847 |
The generic name pertains to Hamid Reza Esmaeili, for his contribution to the understanding of diversity within the family Aphaniidae.[1][2]
There are six valid species:[3]
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