Paraphanius

Paraphanius is a genus of killifishes in the family Aphaniidae, which are native to western Asia (including Asia Minor). Several species in the genus have very limited distribution and may be threatened.

Paraphanius
a. Paraphanius alexandri; b. P. boulengeri; c. P. mento; d. P. orontis; e. P. similis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Aphaniidae
Genus:	Paraphanius Esmaeili, Teimori, Zarei & Sayyadzadeh, 2020
Type species
Lebias mento Heckel, 1843

Etymology

The generic name is derived from para, "near", and Aphanius, the genus from which they were split in 2020.^[1] It is a sister genus to Aphanius and Aphaniops.

Species

There are seven valid species:^[2]

• Paraphanius alexandri (Akşiray, 1948)
• Paraphanius boulengeri (Akşiray, 1948)
• Paraphanius mento (Heckel, 1843) (Pearl-spotted killifish)
• Paraphanius mentoides (Akşiray, 1948)
• Paraphanius orontis (Akşiray, 1948)
• Paraphanius similis (Akşiray, 1948)
• Paraphanius striptus (Goren, 1974)