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Genus of fishes
Aphyosemion
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Aphyosemion elberti, male
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Aphyosemion splendopleure, male
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Chordata
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Class:
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Actinopterygii
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Order:
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Cyprinodontiformes
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Family:
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Nothobranchiidae
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Genus:
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Aphyosemion
G. S. Myers, 1924
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Type species
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Aphyosemion castaneum
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Synonyms
[2]
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Chromaphyosemion *
Radda, 1971
- Diapteron
Huber &
Seegers, 1977
- Iconisemion Huber, 2013
- Kathetys Huber, 1977
- Mesoaphyosemion Radda, 1977
- Paraphyosemion Radda, 1977
- Scheelsemion Huber, 2013
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Aphyosemion is a
genus of
African rivulines
endemic as the name indicates to
Africa. Many of these
species are popular
aquarium fish.
Species
There are currently 100 recognized species in this genus:
[3]
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Aphyosemion abacinum
Huber, 1976
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Aphyosemion ahli
G. S. Myers, 1933
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Aphyosemion alpha
Huber, 1998
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Aphyosemion amoenum
Radda &
Pürzl, 1976 (Red-finned killifish)
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Aphyosemion aureum
Radda, 1980 (Golden killifish)
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Aphyosemion australe (
Rachow, 1921) (Lyre-tail killifish)
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Aphyosemion bamilekorum
Radda, 1971 (Bamileke killifish)
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Aphyosemion batesii (
Boulenger, 1911) (Bates' killifish)
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Aphyosemion bitaeniatum (
C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Two-striped killifish)
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Aphyosemion bitteri
Valdesalici &
Eberl, 2016
[4]
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Aphyosemion bivittatum (
Lönnberg, 1895) (Two-stripe lyretail)
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Aphyosemion bualanum (
C. G. E. Ahl, 1924)
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Aphyosemion buytaerti
Radda &
Huber, 1978
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Aphyosemion callipteron (
Radda &
Pürzl, 1987)
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Aphyosemion calliurum (
Boulenger, 1911) (Banner lyretail)
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Aphyosemion cameronense (
Boulenger, 1903) (Cameroon killifish)
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Aphyosemion campomaanense
Agnèse,
Brummett,
Caminade,
Catalan &
Kornobis, 2009
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Aphyosemion castaneum
G. S. Myers, 1924
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Aphyosemion caudofasciatum
Huber &
Radda, 1979 (Caudal-stripe killifish)
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Aphyosemion celiae
Scheel, 1971
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Aphyosemion chauchei
Huber &
Scheel, 1981
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Aphyosemion christyi (
Boulenger, 1915) (Christy's lyretail)
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Aphyosemion citrineipinnis
Huber &
Radda, 1977
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Aphyosemion coeleste
Huber &
Radda, 1977 (Sky-blue killifish)
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Aphyosemion cognatum
Meinken, 1951 (Red-spot killifish)
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Aphyosemion congicum (
C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Congo killifish)
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Aphyosemion cyanostictum
J. G. Lambert &
Géry, 1968 (Gabon jewel killifish)
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Aphyosemion dargei
Amiet, 1987 (M'bam killifish)
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Aphyosemion decorsei (
Pellegrin, 1904)
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Aphyosemion ecucuense (
Sonnenberg, 2008)
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Aphyosemion edeanum
Amiet, 1987 (Edea killifish)
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Aphyosemion elberti (
C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Red-barred killifish)
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Aphyosemion elegans (
Boulenger, 1899) (Elegant killifish)
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Aphyosemion erythron (
Sonnenberg, 2008)
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Aphyosemion escherichi (
C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Escherich's killifish)
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Aphyosemion etsamense
Sonnenberg &
T. Blum, 2005
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Aphyosemion exigoideum
Radda &
Huber, 1977 (False jewel killifish)
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Aphyosemion exiguum (
Boulenger, 1911) (Jewel killifish)
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Aphyosemion fellmanni
van der Zee & Sonnenberg, 2018
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Aphyosemion ferranti (
Boulenger, 1910)
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Aphyosemion franzwerneri
Scheel, 1971 (Goby killifish)
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Aphyosemion fulgens
Radda, 1975
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Aphyosemion gabunense
Radda, 1975 (Gabon killifish)
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Aphyosemion georgiae
J. G. Lambert &
Géry, 1968
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Aphyosemion grelli
Valdesalici &
Eberl, 2013
[5]
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Aphyosemion hanneloreae
Radda &
Pürzl, 1985 (Hannelore's killifish)
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Aphyosemion heinemanni
Berkenkamp, 1983 (Heinemann's killifish)
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Aphyosemion hera
Huber, 1998
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Aphyosemion herzogi
Radda, 1975 (Herzog's killifish)
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Aphyosemion hofmanni
Radda, 1980 (Hofmann's killifish)
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Aphyosemion jeanhuberi
Valdesalici &
Eberl, 2015
[6]
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Aphyosemion joergenscheeli
Huber &
Radda, 1977
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Aphyosemion kouamense
Legros, 1999
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Aphyosemion koungueense (
Sonnenberg, 2007)
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Aphyosemion labarrei
Poll, 1951
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Aphyosemion lamberti
Radda &
Huber, 1977
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Aphyosemion lefiniense
Woeltjes, 1984
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Aphyosemion lividum
Legros &
Zentz, 2007
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Aphyosemion loennbergii (
Boulenger, 1903)
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Aphyosemion louessense (
Pellegrin, 1931)
[6]
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Aphyosemion lugens
Amiet, 1991
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Aphyosemion lujae (
Boulenger, 1911)
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Aphyosemion maculatum
Radda &
Pürzl, 1977
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Aphyosemion malumbresi
Legros &
Zentz, 2006
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Aphyosemion melanogaster (
Legros,
Zentz &
Agnèse, 2005)
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Aphyosemion melinoeides (
Sonnenberg, 2007)
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Aphyosemion mengilai
Valdesalici &
Eberl, 2014
[7]
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Aphyosemion mimbon
Huber, 1977
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Aphyosemion musafirii
van der Zee &
Sonnenberg, 2011
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Aphyosemion ocellatum
Huber &
Radda, 1977
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Aphyosemion ogoense (
Pellegrin, 1930)
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Aphyosemion omega (
Sonnenberg, 2007)
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Aphyosemion pamaense
Agnèse,
Legros,
Cazaux &
Estivals, 2013
[8]
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Aphyosemion pascheni (
C. G. E. Ahl, 1928)
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Aphyosemion passaroi
Huber, 1994
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Aphyosemion plagitaenium
Huber, 2004
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Aphyosemion poliaki
Amiet, 1991
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Aphyosemion polli
Radda &
Pürzl, 1987
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Aphyosemion primigenium
Radda &
Huber, 1977
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Aphyosemion pseudoelegans
Sonnenberg &
van der Zee, 2012
[9]
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Aphyosemion punctatum
Radda &
Pürzl, 1977
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Aphyosemion punctulatum (
Legros,
Zentz &
Agnèse, 2005)
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Aphyosemion raddai
Scheel, 1975
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Aphyosemion rectogoense
Radda &
Huber, 1977
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Aphyosemion riggenbachi (
C. G. E. Ahl, 1924)
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Aphyosemion schioetzi
Huber &
Scheel, 1981
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Aphyosemion schluppi
Radda &
Huber, 1978
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Aphyosemion schoutedeni (
Boulenger, 1920)
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Aphyosemion seegersi
Huber, 1980
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Aphyosemion splendopleure (
Brüning, 1929)
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Aphyosemion striatum (
Boulenger, 1911)
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Aphyosemion teugelsi
van der Zee &
Sonnenberg, 2010
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Aphyosemion thysi
Radda &
Huber, 1978
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Aphyosemion tirbaki
Huber, 1999
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Aphyosemion trilineatus (
Brüning, 1930)
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Aphyosemion volcanum
Radda &
Wildekamp, 1977
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Aphyosemion wachtersi
Radda &
Huber, 1978
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Aphyosemion wildekampi
Berkenkamp, 1973
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Aphyosemion wuendschi
Radda &
Pürzl, 1985 (Wuendsch's killifish)
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Aphyosemion zygaima
Huber, 1981
References
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^
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.).
"Aphyosemion".
Catalog of Fishes.
California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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^
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.).
"Genera in the family Nothobranchiidae".
Catalog of Fishes.
California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019).
Species of Aphyosemion in
FishBase. April 2019 version.
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^ Valdesalici, Stefano; Eberl, Wolfgang (2016).
"Aphyosemion bitteri (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new killifish species from the northern Massif du Chaillu, Gabon" (PDF). Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. 22 (2): 61–68.
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^ Valdesalici, Stefano; Eberl, Wolfgang (11 September 2013).
"Aphyosemion grelli (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species from the Massif du Chaillu, southern Gabon" (PDF).
Vertebrate Zoology. 63 (2).
Senckenberg Nature Research Society: 155–160.
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a
b Valdesalici, Stefano; Eberl, Wolfgang (2015).
"Aphyosemion jeanhuberi, a new killifish species of the Aphyosemion ogoense species group (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), with remarks on the identity of Aphyosemion louessense (Pellegrin, 1931)". Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. 21 (3): 110–119.
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^ Valdesalici, Stefano; Eberl, Wolfgang (2014).
"Aphyosemion mengilai, a new killifish species from the northern Massif du Chaillu, central Gabon (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae)". Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. 20 (2): 111–116.
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^ Agnese, Jean-François; Legros, Olivier; Cazaux, Benoite; Estivals, Guillain (2013).
"Aphyosemion pamaense, a new killifish species (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) from Cameroon".
Zootaxa. 3670 (4): 516–530.
doi:
10.11646/zootaxa.3670.4.6.
PMID
26438958 – via ResearchGate.
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^ Sonnenberg, Rainer; Van der Zee, Jouke R. (July 2012).
"Aphyosemion pseudoelegans (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new killifish species from the Cuvette centrale in the Congo Basin (Democratic Republic of Congo)" (PDF).
Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 61 (1): 3–12.