Aphia Risso, 1826
Body transparent in life, laterally compressed. Sub-orbital papillae with short row a around lower edge of orbit; 3 transverse rows before, 1 above and 2 below longitudinal row b, which ends anteriorly below pupil. No head canals. Lower jaw teeth in single row. Scales cycloid. Predorsal area an head naked. Anterior nostril a short tube, lacking process from rim. Pectoral fin uppermost rays within membrane. Pelvic disc complete. First dorsal fin with 5 rays. Vertebral mode 27.
Nektonic, inshore. with progeneic features, sexual dimorphism and short 'annual' lifespan. Local fisheries in Mediterranean.
Species 1.
Species of this genus in the program:
Aphia minuta