Esmaeilius sophiae

Esmaeilius sophiae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Aphaniidae
Genus:	Esmaeilius
Species:	E. sophiae
Binomial name
	Esmaeilius sophiae; (Heckel, 1847)
Synonyms
	Aphanius arakensis Teimori, Esmaeili, Gholami, Zarei & Reichenbacher, 2012 ; Aphanius kavirensis Esmaeili, Teimori, Gholami & Reichenbacher, 2014 ; Aphanius mesopotamicus Coad, 2009 ; Aphanius pluristriatus (Jenkins, 1910) ; Aphanius sophiae (Heckel, 1847) ; Cyprinodon pluristriatus Jenkins, 1910 ; Lebias sophiae Heckel, 1847;

Esmaeilius sophiae, the Soffia toothcarp, is a harmless species of freshwater killifish belonging to the family Cyprinodontidae. It is endemic to the Kor River basin of the Fars Province in Iran. They are one of the subclades of the Inland and Inland-related Aphanius Species (IIRAS) and they are part of the richest of the 3 subclades. They can be found in freshwater but also occur in saline water.

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