Apricaphanius iberus

(Valenciennes, 1846) · species

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Animalia/Chordata/Cyprinodontiformes/Aphaniidae/Apricaphanius

At a glance

Occurrence records59

Data sources5

Biological traits6

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Apricaphanius iberus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility42 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System17 records↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources6 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS59 records

Genome at a glanceGoaT≈1.2 Gbp

01Narrative

Der Spanienkärpfling (Apricaphanius iberus, Syn.: Aphanius iberus) ist ein kleiner Mittelmeerkärpfling, der an der Südküste Spaniens vorkommt. Aufgrund der Zerstörung seiner Lebensräume und der Einführung des konkurrierenden Koboldkärpflings ist diese Art laut der IUCN „stark bedroht“. Vom Menschen wird er zur Moskitobekämpfung eingesetzt.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology1

Body length5.5 cm

Habitat & environment3

Habitat brackishyes

Habitat freshwateryes

Habitat zonebenthopelagic

Uses & economy1

Commercial importanceof no interest

Other traits1

Vulnerability10

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Apricaphanius iberus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceGoaT

The complete instruction manual Apricaphanius iberus carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Genome size≈1 198 861 116 bp assembly estimate

Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).

BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb

FUNGUS0.04 Gb

INSECT0.25 Gb

THIS GENOME Apricaphanius iberus1.2 Gb

HUMAN3.2 Gb

WHEAT17 Gb

FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb

Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers

Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.

Assembly levelScaffold

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type59 records

Wild obs. + sensor37

Museum / vouchered20

Other2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO188 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 36

36 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor37

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy63% within 1 km

≤100 m 4≤1 km 1≤10 km 3

8 georeferenced · 12 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence20

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

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