Global InformationFarsi toothcarp information
| Farsi toothcarp | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aphaniidae |
| Genus: | Esmaeilius |
| Species: | E. persicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Esmaeilius persicus (J. T. Jenkins, 1910)
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The Farsi toothcarp (Esmaeilius persicus) is a species of pupfish belonging to the family Aphaniidae. It is endemic to the Maharlu Lake Basin in Iran, residing in springs, lagoons, and marshes containing fresh to brackish water.[1][2]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Esmaeilius persicus" in FishBase. April 2024 version.
- ^ "Farsi Tooth-carp (Aphanius farsicus) Ecological Risk Screening Summary" (PDF). U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. July 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2021.