andean killifish

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Aphaniidae, the Oriental killifishes, are a family of the order Cyprinodontiformes. The 42 extant species of the family inhabit inland waters, rivers and lagoons. The distribution of these species extends from the entire Mediterranean region throughout the neighboring states of the Red Sea and Persian Gulf to southwest India.

Orestias es un género de peces actinopeterigios de agua dulce,​ distribuidos por ríos de América del Sur. ​ Especies Existen 45 especies reconocidas en este género:​ Orestias agassizii Valenciennes, 1846 Orestias albus Valenciennes, 1846 Orestias ascotanensis Parenti, 1984 Orestias chungarensis Vila y Pinto, 1987 Orestias crawfordi Tchernavin, 1944 Orestias ctenolepis Parenti, 1984 Orestias cuvieri Valenciennes, 1846 Orestias elegans Garman, 1895 Orestias empyraeus Allen, 1942 Orestias forgeti Lauzanne, 1981 Orestias frontosus Cope, 1876 Orestias gilsoni Tchernavin, 1944 Orestias gloriae…