Iridescent toothcarp

The iridescent toothcarp or pearl-spotted killifish^[3](Paraphanius mento) is a species of killifish in the family Aphaniidae. It can be found in Western Asia (Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Turkey).^[1][3] It occurs in a wide range of freshwater habitats (springs, streams, lakes and rivers).^[1] It grows to 5 cm (2.0 in) total length.^[3] This species was described in 1843 as Lebias mento by Johann Jakob Heckel with the type locality given as Mosul in Iraq.^[4] The acanthocephalan parasite Triaspiron aphanii was found to infest 90% of a sample of Iridescent toothcarp.^[5]

Iridescent toothcarp
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Aphaniidae
Genus:	Paraphanius
Species:	P. mento
Binomial name
Paraphanius mento (Heckel, 1843)
Synonyms[2]
Aphanius cypris (Heckel, 1843) Aphanius cypris guentheri Özarslan, 1958 Aphanius guentheri Özarslan, 1958 Aphanius mento (Heckel, 1843) Cyprinodon cypris (Heckel, 1843) Cyprinodon mento (Heckel, 1843) Lebias cypris Heckel, 1843 Lebias mento Heckel, 1843